[Heig] HEIG Obscore Note - ready for final review

[Karl Kosack]

Hi Janet, 

For the final HEIG review, would you prefer our comments via email, or as an issue in the github repo?

Regards,
Karl

> On Aug 12, 2026, at 23:08, Janet Evans via heig <heig at ivoa.net> wrote:
> 
> Dear HEIG, 
> Apologies for the long gap in communication.  Here is a summary of some of the things that have happened since our last HEIG meeting.
> 
> o IVOA Interop in Strasbourg 
> Great meeting for HEIG with interest in the Obscore extension, a plenary to present the HE Obscore extension doc details and the demos prepared by this group.
> o Semantics meeting at Interop 
> Several of us met with the Semantics WG to settle several vocabulary keywords - it was a good meeting
> o Further Obscore Note input and final review/scrub
> There is a new section 6 along with a vocabulary update and scrub for typos/etc.
> 
> It’s now your turn to review the document as we prepare to turn it over to the TCG/Exec for Endorsed Note status.  
> Here’s the schedule we’re working to:
> Wed, Aug 12 — Janet sends notice of final doc to HEIG for review (typos/minor edits, no new content)
> Tue, Aug 25 — End of HEIG review/feedback
> Thu, Aug 27 — Janet sends note to TCG with request for review/endorsed status 
> 
> The document is available in GitHub (https://github.com/ivoa/HighEnergyObsCoreExt?tab=readme-ov-file); I’ve also appended the PDF below.
> 
> Best regards,
> -janet
> 
> Janet Evans | Software Development Manager | Chandra X-ray Center
> Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
> Office: (617) 495-7160 
> 60 Garden Street | MS 81 | Cambridge, MA 02138
> 
> 
> 
> <HighEnergyObsCoreExt-draft.pdf>