AstroGrid: Initial Deployment of the UK's Virtual Observatory

N. A. Walton, A. Lawrence, T. Linde

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Abstract

AstroGrid, a UK eScience project with collaborating groups drawn from the major UK data archive centres, is creating the UK's virtual observatory. AstroGrid has now completed its requirements capture and design stages, and has begun to release software capabilities on a three monthly cycle. It is using the iterative process, with eight iterations, with each successive iteration release building a working system comprising increasing capabilities. AstroGrid's first functional release with it's 'Iteration 2' product, and the capabilities and functionality that this provides, is described. AstroGrid's technical input into joint products in conjunction with the European Astrophysical Virtual Observatory, and the Australian VO, is discussed. The component based AstroGrid architecture and how external projects may be able to deploy components of interest in constructing there 'VO' - for instance the use of MySpace to provide secure intermediate 'grid' user storage areas, is discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAstronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) XIII, Proceedings of the conference held 12-15 October, 2003 in Strasbourg, France.
Subtitle of host publicationAstronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Proceedings
EditorsFrancois Ochsenbein, Mark G. Allen, Daniel Egret
Place of PublicationSan Francisco
PublisherASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC
Pages601
Volume314
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2004

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