Web services for the Virtual Observatory

Alexander S. Szalay; Tamas Budavari; Tanu Malik; Jim Gray; Ani R. Thakar

doi:10.1117/12.463947

16 December 2002 Web services for the Virtual Observatory

Alexander S. Szalay, Tamas Budavari, Tanu Malik, Jim Gray, Ani R. Thakar

Proceedings Volume 4846, Virtual Observatories; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463947
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

Web Services form a new, emerging paradigm to handle distributed access to resources over the Internet. There are platform independent standards (SOAP, WSDL), which make the developers' task considerably easier. This article discusses how web services could be used in the context of the Virtual Observatory. We envisage a multi-layer architecture, with interoperating services. A well-designed lower layer consisting of simple, standard services implemented by most data providers will go a long way towards establishing a modular architecture. More complex applications can be built upon this core layer. We present two prototype applications, the SdssCutout and the SkyQuery as examples of this layered architecture.

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Alexander S. Szalay, Tamas Budavari, Tanu Malik, Jim Gray, and Ani R. Thakar "Web services for the Virtual Observatory", Proc. SPIE 4846, Virtual Observatories, (16 December 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.463947

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