Liste initiale des deliverables CDS pour VOTech Cycle 01

Résumé de l'état d'avancement et des extensions proposées (à destination des DS Leads)

• DS3:

     - Prototype client-side GUI workflow builder application :
     A web page will be available end of June, providing informations and a link to download a beta version of the application.
     We aim at gathering feedback in order to plan further developments.
     Additional time in Stage 01 will be used to improve the prototype

     -  Develop use cases for generic workflow requirements :
     we will have meetings in June with astronomers and software engineers to discuss this point

     -  Develop profiles for web services, report :
     The document has been shown at the Kyoto Interop meeting
     Roadmap : new version for october, promote the document to PR by end of the year

     - Feedback on VizieR ADQL interface :
     This deliverable was not part of the initial list of deliverables for Stage 01. We would like it to be included in the deliverables for the extension of Stage 01

     There are 2 other points we would like to include as an extension of Stage 01:

     - Study of AstroGrid development : we will have a 2-months training managed by André Schaaff and Thomas Boch. 

     - Collaboration AG Dashboard/Aladin : Noel Winstanley will come to Strasbourg mid-August to work with Thomas Boch on this topic

• DS4:

     -  Requirements for a cross-matching tool :
     The document is available for comments : http://wiki.eurovotech.org/bin/view/VOTech/CrossMatchReq

     -  Improved version of existing x-matcher :
     Deadline is postponed to end of July

     -  Java Web Start technology evaluation report :
     The evaluation has been performed, and the report will be uploaded soon on the Twiki
     We would like to take the opportunity of the 3 months extension to provide a Web Start access to Aladin.

     -  Footprint previewing specification and prototype : 
         A first version of developments suggested by Francesco Pierfederici (improvement of draw rectangle filter function) will be available end of June.
         Otherwise, we would like to have more informations and use cases.
         François Bonnarel and Mireille Louys would like to be involved in this deliverable, as they see it as a potential direct application of the characterization/coverage/support model

     -  Service demonstrating WCS augmented graphics in SIA :
     At CDS side, work is almost over. ESO plans to set up a service to be consumed by the new Aladin feature

• DS5:

• DS6:

     - Draft standards extending SSA/SIA/DAL for heterogeneous data :
     ---> An  IVOA note has been presented in April by CDS and coworkers
     A presentation/demo of the CGPS prototype has been done in Kyoto. A cfhtls prototype demo has been done last week in CFHTLS user's meeting in Paris

     Discussions are open with Anita Richards to extend this towards her interests
     Draft of SIA 1.1 + Extension mechanism to be presented during Summer

     - Draft Characterization model:
     A predraft has been presented at Kyoto meeting by a subgroup leaded by M.Louys and F .bonnarel from CDS

     Working draft, UML Diagram and  XML schema to be completed before Spain IVOA meeting
     Implementation for January 2006 .
     Test on Simulation data: collaboration strating with N.Walton and Laurie Shaw

     - Report on use of k-d trees for indexing large catalogues : 
     Discussion just started with Bob Nichol

     - Collaboration VisIVO/VizieR/Aladin :
     A meeting was held in Strasbourg mid-march
     André Schaaff is interacting with Marco Comparato to see how VisIVO can consume CDS Web Services
     Thomas Boch and Pierre Fernique provided Marco Comparato with the needed informations to start developing a prototype of VisIVO collaborating with Aladin.
     Marco Comparato plans to have a working prototype by mid-July

     Waiting for Mark allen Science case

Idées abandonnées

-- ThomasBoch - 01 Jun 2005