Toward an international virtual observatory : proceedings of the ESO/ESA/NASA/NSF conference held at Garching, Germany, 10-14 June 2002 / Peter J. Quinn, Krzysztof M. Gorski, editors.
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...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | ESO astrophysics symposia (Springer-Verlag)
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 341 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783540399087 3540399089 |
| ISSN: | 1431-2433. |