DS4 : New User Tools

DS4 is a design study of VO-compliant end-user tools. It will be based on input from the EuroVO Facility Centre and the Scientific Community.

Scope

This task will produce designs and prototypes for new VO-compliant end-user tools. We will produce a list of suggested priority tools. This will partially be based on the experience and feedback of precursor projects and will be based on input from the scientific user community.

Work will be conducted in close collaboration with data providers, e.g., members of the Data Centre Alliance, current and future missions, simulations as well as tool builders. A goal is to help existing facilities with technology take-up and to have a lasting impact on Astronomy data centres and their user community by exploring new designs and deriving generalized IVOA standards.

DS4 Contacts

ESO	MarkusDolensky (Study Lead)
Astrogrid	KeithNoddle
CDS	ThomasBoch
INAF	PatriziaManzato (as of stage5)

To reach all of DS4 use ds4@eurovotech.org

Stage Plans and Reports

• Stage 01 (Apr-Sep 2005)
  • initial stage plan ,report at end of stage
• Stage 02 (Oct 2005-Mar 2006)
  • DS4Plan02
• Stage 03 (Apr-Sep 2006)
  • DS4Plan03
• Stage 04 (Oct 2006-Mar 2007)
  • DS4Plan04

Meetings and Telecons

• DS4PlanningStage01 : initial planning meeting to scope out first stage work
• DS4PlanningStage02
• DS4PlanningStage03
• DS4PlanningStage04
• DS4PlanningStage05

DS4 Related Topics

• DS4 Study Report
• Requirements for a Cross Matching Tool
• Study on Existing Tools
• Simple Footprint Previewing Specification and Prototype Requirements
• Notes on Usability of MySpace For IO Bound Applications
• SSA Ranking prototype installation and testing notes
• Spectral Energy Distribution Building
• MEx: FITS keyword mapping
• Comments on SIA V1.0

Science & Use Cases

• Astrogrid Science Cases
• AVO Science Reference Mission
  • An Analysis of the AVO Science Reference Mission
• INAF Science Cases

See Also...

• DS4 Summary of VOTech Kickoff Meeting (pdf)
• Forum: http://forum.eurovotech.org/viewforum.php?f=5
• Mailing list is ds4@eurovotech.org
• Footprint example Wide Field (xml)
• Footprint example Wide Field in AITOF proj (xml)
• Footprint example for HST APT (xml)
• ESO instruments Footprint examples linked to SIA query response(xml)
• Tutorial Footprint example (explained in IVOA Note)
• copy of the IVOA Note)