Towards an Astronomical Science Platform: Experiences and Lessons Learned from Chinese Virtual Observatory
Abstract
In the era of big data astronomy, next generation telescopes and large sky surveys produce data sets at the TB or even PB level. Due to their large data volumes, these astronomical data sets are extremely difficult to transfer and analyze using personal computers or small clusters. In order to offer better access to data, data centers now generally provide online science platforms that enable analysis close to the data. The Chinese Virtual Observatory (China-VO) is one of the member projects in the International Virtual Observatory Alliance and it is dedicated to providing a research and education environment where globally distributed astronomy archives are simple to find, access, and interoperate. In this study, we summarize highlights of the work conducted at the China-VO, as well the experiences and lessons learned during the full life-cycle management of astronomical data. Finally, We discuss the challenges and future trends for astronomical science platforms.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2005.10501,
title = {Towards an Astronomical Science Platform: Experiences and Lessons Learned from Chinese Virtual Observatory},
author = {Chenzhou Cui and Yihan Tao and Changhua Li and Dongwei Fan and Jian Xiao and Boliang He and Shanshan Li and Ce Yu and Linying Mi and Yunfei Xu and Jun Han and Sisi Yang and Yongheng Zhao and Yanjie Xue and Jinxin Hao and Liang Liu and Xiao Chen and Junyi Chen and Hailong Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.10501},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
26 pages,5 figure,accepted for publication in Astronomy and Computing