Toward an International Virtual Observatory

Description:

The book is the first thorough overview of the first important steps to develop a worldwide virtual observatory so that, in the future, it could be easier to "dial-up" a part of the sky than wait many months to access a telescope. The articles in this book present details on the status of the first efforts to develop a standardized framework for the virtual observatory, including steps towards completion and deployment of technical infrastructure, uptake by data providers worldwide, and utilization by the scientific community.

subjects: Astronomy,  Data processing,  Observations,  Essays, journals, letters & other prose works,  Physics,  Science,  Science/Mathematics,  Networking - General,  Science / Astronomy,  astronomical catalogue,  astronomical data analysis,  data mining,  science data archive,  star catalogue,  virtual observatory,  Astronomy - General,  Astronomical observatories,  Databases,  Standards,  Congresses,  Computer simulation,  Computer network architectures,  Computer Communication Networks,  Data structures (Computer science),  Astrophysics