Toward an International Virtual Observatory Proceedings of the ESOESANASANSF Conference Held at Garching, Germany, 10-14 Ju

Toward an International Virtual Observatory: Proceedings of the ESO/ESA/NASA/NSF Conference Held at Garching, Germany, 10-14 June 2002 By P. J. E. Peebles (auth.), Peter J. Quinn, Krzysztof M. Górski (eds.)
2004 | 344 Pages | ISBN: 3540210016 | PDF | 4 MB
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.