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The role in the Virtual Astronomical Observatory in the era of massive data sets

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2015-06-05 v1

Abstract

The Virtual Observatory (VO) is realizing global electronic integration of astronomy data. One of the long-term goals of the U.S. VO project, the Virtual Astronomical Observatory (VAO), is development of services and protocols that respond to the growing size and complexity of astronomy data sets. This paper describes how VAO staff are active in such development efforts, especially in innovative strategies and techniques that recognize the limited operating budgets likely available to astronomers even as demand increases. The project has a program of professional outreach whereby new services and protocols are evaluated.

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@article{arxiv.1206.4076,
  title  = {The role in the Virtual Astronomical Observatory in the era of massive data sets},
  author = {G. Bruce Berriman and Robert J. Hanisch and T. Joseph W. Lazio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.4076},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

10 pages, 3 figures. SPIE Conference 8448: Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IV