From 352e809a980ebdcb6bf5daafbadb0cd82f1debae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marco Molinaro Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:25:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] added about/roadmap page --- content/about/roadmap.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/about/roadmap.md diff --git a/content/about/roadmap.md b/content/about/roadmap.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dcd2f34 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/about/roadmap.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: "IVOA Roadmap" +date: 2024-10-28T18:10:54+01:00 +draft: false +tags: +- about +--- + +Since its formation in 2002, the IVOA can boast of a number of achievements: + - Reaching truly world-wide cohesion in debating and agreeing key astronomical standards. +The IVOA is endorsed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as the accepted method +for producing astronomical data-related standards. Our standards are passed on to +IAU Commission 5 for ratification. + - Establishing a forum for discussing and debating astronomical data technology in general +as well VO standards in particular. The twice yearly "Interoperability Meetings" have been +a key feature in resolving international differences as well as sharing ideas and technology. + - Rapid agreement on an initial set of basic standards - a table exchange format, a specification +for simple catalogue and image query services, the definition of metadata describing resources, +a dictionary for standardised column names, and a suite of standards allowing the construction +of VO registries. Services complying with these initial standards are already deployed around the world. +Also very successful has been the definition of a simple standardised way for applications to pass +messages between each other, so they can collaborate smoothly on VO tasks. At the time of writing +the IVOA has agreed a crucial new standard, the Table Access Protocol, which allows software +to send flexible queries to a wide variety of databases. + +The IVOA is working hard on further standards, including those needed for virtual storage +addressing, single sign on, semantic reasoning, grid and web service modularisation. + +The last semestral roadmap document maintained by the TCG is the 2024A +Roadmap, spanning the time between the May 2024 and November 2024 +Interoperability meetings and can be found +[here](http://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/2024ARoadmap) +([Roadmap 2024A](http://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/2024ARoadmap)). + +All [Technical Roadmap Documents](https://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/TCGRoadmaps) +can be found at this [wiki page](https://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/TCGRoadmaps). +