EUROVO an overview

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EURO-VOan overview

• Peter Quinn
• ESO
• pquinn_at_eso.org

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Workshop on VO Standards and Systems for Data
Centres and Large Projects
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Why are we here?

• The power of the World Wide Web is its
  transparency - it feels as if all the documents
  in the world are inside your PC. The idea of the
  Virtual Observatory (VO) is to achieve the same
  transparency for astronomical data.
• virtual observatory, a collection of integrated
  astronomical data archives and software tools
  that utilize computer networks to create an
  environment in which research can be conducted
  Encyclopedia.com

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The first 3 steps
Build Tools to do Science
Take-up Standards Register Resources
Agree Build Standards Test Technologies
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AVO the first step
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Project Team
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Work Program

• Science
• Define key requirements for large, complex
  multi-wavelength astronomy projects

• Interoperability
• Development and prototyping of new standards for
  data content, data description and data discovery

• Technology
• Study and prototyping of Grid technologies that
  allow distributed computation, manipulation and
  visualization of data

Demonstrations
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The beginnings of an IVO
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Formation of the IVOA
http//www.ivoa.net
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Roadmap

• June 2002 - IVOA formed
• January 2003 Coordinated Demo 1
• New, introductory functionality
• August 2003 International Demo
• IAU Sydney, international access
• January 2004 Coordinated Demo 2
• Definition of new standards for data access and
  data discovery
• January 2005 Coordinated Demo 3
• Complex new functions for knowledge discovery
  the Grid

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OECD comments on IVOA

• Findings
• The Virtual Observatory concept is a bold
  community-led response to the challenges the
  astronomical community faces in data management
  and storage. Impressive progress has been made
  and the momentum of the International Virtual
  Observatory Alliance will ensure sustained
  progress, provided the agency level support and
  funding is available.
• Recommendations
• Agencies and governments should consider adopting
  the IAU resolutions as the basis for progress in
  this field. Agencies should recognise that this
  is an important long term issue and should
  co-ordinate plans, provide adequate funding on a
  long-term basis, and support development and
  maintenance of the needed infrastructure.
  Agencies should encourage the broadening of the
  existing VO collaboration into a fully
  representative global activity. New projects and
  facilities must take the data management,
  storage, maintenance, and dissemination into
  account at the earliest planning stages,
  consulting potential users in the process.

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AVO ended 31/10/04
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AVO Achievements

• New tools for the community
• The AVO prototype
• http//www.euro-vo.org/twiki/bin/view/Avo/SwgDownl
  oad
• Foundation member of the IVOA
• VOTable as the first new international standard
• First published VO enable science
• AA 424, 545-559 (2004) Discovery of optically
  faint obscured quasars with Virtual Observatory
  tools P. Padovani, M. G. Allen, P. Rosati and N.
  A. Walton
• Publication of a VO Science Reference Mission for
  Europe

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The next two step
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EURO-VO Startup

• EURO-VO component proposals to FP6 in 2003 failed
• FP6 Design Study Call 2004 SUCCEEDED!
• 22 FTE for 3 years (6 organizations) for first
  VOTC project VO-TECH 2005 - 2008
• FP6 Proposals for DCA March 2005 not successful -
  reapplication planned for September
• VOFC and DCA activities already started with help
  from OPTIOCON, RADIONET, ESO and ESA
• First DCA board meeting held in December 2004
• EURO-VO MOU to be signed in July 2005
• This workshop is the first EURO-VO Facility
  Centre activity

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EURO-VO 2005
NEW IVOA Roadmap
2005 Take-up
2006 VO-enabled Science IAU