[nvo-techwg] Time series data

[Alasdair Allan]

Rob Seaman wrote:
> Our interest in VOEvent is precisely to encourage providers (author/ 
> publishers) to converge on standard representations of a standard  
> DM.  I fear that a provider needing to distribute even  
> straightforward photometric light curves of modest size will balk  
> at surrounding their vectors with such a scaffolding of precision  
> XML, where they might otherwise be convinced to adopt a VOTable or  
> FITS solution, for instance.  There isn't much point in picking a  
> standard that is guaranteed to be routed around using native data.

I firmly agree with this point of view. As I'm sure everyone expected  
me to...

> Alasdair, where is that napkin?

Pinned to my notice board back in Exeter. I'm currently in Madrid  
presenting VOEvent to the Data Centre Alliance (DCA) of the EuroVO.  
I'll be back in Exeter on Monday. Is there a desire for me to write  
the napkin up as a serious contender?

Al.