The role in the Virtual Astronomical Observatory in the era of massive data sets

Creators: Berriman, G. Bruce; Hanisch, Robert J.; Lazio, T. Joseph W.

Others:: Peck, Alison B.; Seaman, Robert L.; Comeron, Fernando

Abstract

The Virtual Observatory (VO) is realizing global electronic integration of astronomy data. One of the long-term goals of the U.S. VO project, the Virtual Astronomical Observatory (VAO), is development of services and protocols that respond to the growing size and complexity of astronomy data sets. This paper describes how VAO staff are active in such development efforts, especially in innovative strategies and techniques that recognize the limited operating budgets likely available to astronomers even as demand increases. The project has a program of professional outreach whereby new services and protocols are evaluated.

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© 2012 SPIE. This paper describes work done with the support of the US Virtual Astronomical Observatory. The VAO is jointly funded by the National Science Foundation (under Cooperative Agreement AST-0834235) and by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The VAO is managed by the VAO, LLC, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization registered in the District of Columbia and a collaborative effort of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) and the Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI). Part of this research was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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