General Overview
Ideas and discussions about the overall objectives and challenges facing the Australian Virtual Observatory, and funding opportunities.
- Virtual Observatory -- what is a virtual observatory?
- Research Network Discussion and Working Together Discussion from Aus-VO workshop 2003
- Ignore this: A proposed Top Level Architecture of the Australian Virtual Observatory, describing how we might arrange and connect the various contributing sites, Surveys, Theory, Tools, and so on.
- PostcardFromStrasbourg - a summary following David Barnes' visit to CDS, Strasbourg, Jan - Feb 2004.
- CommentOnStrasbourg from Neil Killeen (23Feb2004)
- PuneInteropReport - a summary of the IVOA Interoperability and Small Project meetings by Tara Murphy (Sept - Oct 2004)
- CommentsOnPuneReport - some comments from David Barnes (Oct 2004)
- ReportOnAdassXIV - a reflection on the ADASS XIV conference, held in California from 24 - 27th Oct 2004, from an Aus-VO perspective by Anil Chandra (Oct 2004)
- CommentsOnAdassReport - some comments from David Barnes (Nov 2004)
- CommentsOnAdassReport2 - comment from Neil Killeen
- WorkingGroups - we are establishing working groups to focus on particular areas of development and/or expertise within the Aus-VO effort. Why not sign up and contribute to one of the WorkingGroups?
What is a Virtual Observatory?
What exactly is a virtual observatory? What can it do? What would you like it to do?