Interop Session Topics

[Douglas Tody]

We have a large effort underway here (involving VAO, NRAO, and ALMA
folks, not just myself although I lead the effort) building prototype
data services and client applications using SIAV2 and AccessData.  I can
offer a presentation mainly on the AccessData work, including our
prototyping effort as well as ideas for more advanced image/cube access
using AccessData and how the interface might evolve.  We will have a
working prototype of all this by the time of the interop including both
data services and client-side functionality (mainly CASA and VOClient).
We plan to implement another round of more advanced image/cube access
using AccessData this summer, so a discussion of this at the interop
would be timely.  - Doug


On Wed, 16 Apr 2014, Patrick Dowler wrote:

>
> There will be 4 DAL (or joint) sessions at the Interop in Madrid, now about a 
> month away.
>
> The DAL sessions are summarised here:
>
> http://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/InterOpMay2014DAL
>
>
> * TAP *
> For TAP-1.x, we will have a pretty open discussion to figure out where to go 
> with teh next version. if you would like to present something about your 
> experiences implementing and operating TAP service(s), please email me and 
> Francois Bonnarel.
>
> * Data Cubes *
> For SIA-2.0, some discussions on the mailing list warrant changes to the WDs 
> which will be done in the next week or so. Other topics need further face to 
> face discussion so I think we are at the point where we need to review the 
> changes and then list and discuss the outstanding issues. However, if you 
> have some prototyping experience based on WD-SIA-2.0-20131115 and want to 
> present that, please email me and Francois Bonnarel.
>
> For AccessData-1.0, discussion has been minimal thus far as this standard 
> borrows concepts from SIA. An updated WD, mainly to show how to describe 
> access data service(s) using the DataLink service descriptor mechanism, 
> should be ready soon. I think this will mainly be a discussion topic, but if 
> you have some prototyping experience to report please email me and Francois 
> Bonnarel.
>
> Note: There is also a data cube session more oriented to the ImageDM that the 
> DM-WG is organising, so you may also consider that venue depending on the 
> content of the presentation.
>
> * DataLink *
> Finally, I have made progress finalising WD-DataLink-1.0 based on mailing 
> list discussions, with most of the feedback taken into account one way or 
> another. That should be available very soon. The session will feature a 
> review of the changes and current state, and some discussion on the issue of 
> "semantics" of a link. If you want to present prototyping experience and/or 
> something on link semantics, please email me and Francois Bonnarel.
>
> PS-Check the schedule at the above link to see where presentations are 
> allocated.
>
> -- 
>
> Patrick Dowler
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