SIAPv2 and datacubes and polarization

[Anita M. S. Richards]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Guy Rixon wrote:

> Anita,
>
> do you find it necessary that the accrefs be returned in a VOTable?
> In a "natural" (=simplest) application of UWS, the accrefs would be
> obtained separately. Either one job per cube, with one accref per job,
> or one job making five cubes returning five accrefs. It's possible to
> make the UWS job return a VOTable of accrefs, but it's not worth the
> complication unless there's a specific gain.
>

Thanks Guy,

The SIAP (old) standard VOTable (containing some WCS and other info and 
accrefs) has the advantage of being recognised by applications such as 
Aladin, so that it can be sent thereto, used to provide basic metadata 
e.g. resolution, position, and the field of view can be visualised wrt 
other images and then you can use the accref to obtain the images you 
want.

If, instead, you were to return the accref as you suggest, would it be 
naked i.e. only accessible by cut and paste? Or in a text file? Or how do 
you envisage this? Maybe there is a better way I am not seeing...

thanks

Anita




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