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Planning for the Virtual Observatory

Learn about the Virtual Observatory (VO) - a distributed platform for astronomy research with data, software, and computing resources. Explore its importance, global collaboration, and implications for future astronomical endeavors. Discover how Australia's involvement can benefit researchers and instruments, and the need for strategic planning and funding for the future success of the Australian Virtual Observatory.

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Planning for the Virtual Observatory

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  1. Planning for the Virtual Observatory Tara Murphy … with input from other Aus-VO members …

  2. What is the VO? • Mission: “To deliver more science per dollar for astronomy” • The VO is a distributed collection of: • Data resources • Software resources • Computing (grid) resources • Telescopes? Tara Murphy http://www.aus-vo.org Decadal Plan Meeting 2004

  3. International community • The IVOA is a collaboration between many countries, several of which are allocating significant resources to it • Over $25 million has been invested by NVO, Astrogrid and AVO • Member countries include: • US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Hungary, Japan, China, India, Spain, Italy, Korea Tara Murphy http://www.aus-vo.org Decadal Plan Meeting 2004

  4. Why is the VO important? • Future facilities (such as SKA) will require enormous software effort to achieve their potential Funding for these facilities will have to include money for specialised software development • The VO is developing expertise in the type of software and infrastructure required Tara Murphy http://www.aus-vo.org Decadal Plan Meeting 2004

  5. And also… • IAU resolution Public Access to Astronomical Archives : • Data obtained on publicly-funded Major National or International Astronomical facilities should … be placed in an archive where they may be accessed via the internet by all research astronomers. • … the data should be accompanied by appropriate metadata and other information or tools to make them scientifically valuable. • ARC requirements Tara Murphy http://www.aus-vo.org Decadal Plan Meeting 2004

  6. Australia’s involvement • Should Australia be a part of it? YES! • Why? • To increase the effectiveness of Australian Researchers • To increase the effectiveness of Australian Instruments Tara Murphy http://www.aus-vo.org Decadal Plan Meeting 2004

  7. The HST archive Tara Murphy http://www.aus-vo.org Decadal Plan Meeting 2004

  8. The current situation • So far Aus-VO has been successful at obtaining funding from a variety of sources such as • APAC • CSIRO Emerging Science • ARC LIEF grants • Which have allowed us to get started Tara Murphy http://www.aus-vo.org Decadal Plan Meeting 2004

  9. However… • To be more effective we need to • strengthen the identity of Aus-VO • achieve critical mass • be able to set long term goals Tara Murphy http://www.aus-vo.org Decadal Plan Meeting 2004

  10. The future of Aus-VO • We see the VO as part of a larger movement towards e-science • We want to produce great software for Australian astronomy data • To be successful we need to change: • the structure of Aus-VO • the way it is funded Tara Murphy http://www.aus-vo.org Decadal Plan Meeting 2004

  11. Conclusion • Fact: the amount of astronomical data will increase massively in the next decade • Fact: old software techniques just won’t work any more • To be competitive in this new era we have to plan for these changes now! Tara Murphy http://www.aus-vo.org Decadal Plan Meeting 2004

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