release of a new version for the WD Observation Core Components data model and ObsTAP

[Anita M. S. Richards]

Thanks all,

Here are some comments - mostly minor:

p14 Table 1 and elsewhere

What about Solar System or other data which cannot be described at all by 
RA and Dec (because the body moves too fast, for example?) For example, 
many ALMA observation sets will contain a moon as amplitude calibrator 
along with extragalactic sources.  It would be nice to have an option e.g. 
'coosys other' if not all the options.  Alternatively, one could allow RA 
and Dec to be nil and identify Solar System objects by name and time-date.

p15 3.3.1 Data Product Type
Is it worth stating explicitly that visibility data is likely to be in 
formats such as FITS, Measurement Sets (MS) or Science Data Models (SDM, 
ASDM etc.) (usually distributed as tar or zip directories) - just so that 
implementors can recognise the type of the latter, relatively new formats?

Should metadata only (as VOTable?) be included as a data product type, see 
comment on 4.6

p17 3.3.3

I find that the discussion in paras 3, 4 adds confusion to the nice clear 
description in 3.3.2 - why are aggregates of multiple files limited to 
levels 0 or 1 (e.g. MS, CASA-format images are directories but can be 
completely calibrated and science-ready or even advanced products)? 
Surely the approaches adopted are up to the provider.  Either cut it down 
or leave it out, or replace it with more fully described  examples from 
specific archives?

p20 4.3
For e.g. MERLIN+VLA images, is 'MERLIN+VLA' acceptable a) logically b) is 
'+' allowed or should it be _and_ or ...? - guideance on allowed 
characters?

4.4 Unique identifier - does this mean unique within the Collection Name?

I am not sure that a combination of real observations is a 'software' 
observation - I would reserve that term for simulated or model data.  Back 
to real combinations, surely it is up to the provide whether it gets a new 
ID, but if the purpose of the ID is to allow tracing the observational 
history this seems counter-productive.  Omit this para?

4.6 Does 'data product' include metadata-only responses, e.g. when the 
product is very large and the user should be warned or the data need 
staging or user registration at a web form or whatever? (the Introduction 
does mention 'retrieving or otherwise accessing')

4.12 ICRs only - see my first comment about the need to allow for SOlar 
System sources.

Thanks very much

Anita

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On Mon, 7 Mar 2011, [ISO-8859-1] François Bonnarel wrote:

> Hi all,
> There are new topics discussed on the Wiki Page: discovery of polarization 
> data and "NULL" value em_min em_max
> And of course the discussion is going on on previous topics
> Regards
> François
>
> Le 28/02/2011 21:51, Mireille Louys a écrit :
>> Dear DM and DAL WG member,
>> 
>>  I released a new version of the so called ObsTAP WD, after a full revision 
>> in collaboration with D.Durand , D.Tody and A.Michol.
>> Please go to
>> http://www.ivoa.net/cgi-bin/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/ObsTAPdraftDiscussion
>> 
>> and give your comments on the same page.
>> 
>> 
>> The revision of the draft will take place from 2011 March 01 to April 02.
>> During this period , we plan to produce a revised version every Monday.
>> 
>> Thanks for reviewing this document and sharing your suggestions and 
>> comments.
>> Mireille
>> 
>
>