1. A PPARC funded project Tony Linde Programme Manager AG-SAG FM5: AG2/VOTech Scope & Targets Glasgow, 7 Feb 2005 VOTech Project

2. 2 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow Content Contexts Targets AG2/VOTech IVOA Priorities AstroGrid deployment

3. 3 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow Contexts … to end Mar to end June (Cycle01) … to end June (Cycle01) … to end 2005 … to end AstroGrid-2

4. 4 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow AG2 Cycle01: Delivery targets Now: software available end Feb: v1.0 RC1 Downloadable packages New MySpace Deploy for testing end March: v1.0 – full release (pre NAM) Initial AstroGrid deployment Stable code end June: v1.1 – maintenance release Full deployment: all data, apps Identified bugs fixed or plan-to-fix On-ramps added to web UI

5. 5 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow AG2/VOTech VOTech is Discovery (what is available, what can we do) Evaluation (how does it work, will it fit) Prototyping (trial builds) AstroGrid is Stabilisation (make it work predictably) Productisation (package for delivery) Deployment (make it available)

6. 6 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow VOTech Structure Design Studies (end deliverables)  DS3: Infrastructure  DS4: Tools  DS5: Intelligent Resource Discovery  DS6: Data Exploration Management:  AstroGrid mgt team Process (still tbd)  Board  Science  DS mtgs  TAP  DS workgroups

7. 7 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow AG2/VOTech Who does what? Still being worked out Most AstroGrid people will work on VOTech  Between 0% - 100% New hires ~3 Kick-off meeting last year Started Jan’05 Wiki, Forum/lists Stage01 = Jan-Jun ‘05 DS Planning meetings: 21-24 Feb TAP: 8-9 Mar Stage01: Getting started on working together Initial investigations

8. 8 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow VOTech: Initial priorities Security Single signon Authentication Service – service trusted invocation VOSpace Agreed protocols Incorporate security  sharing … Extend to databases, desktop CEA Agreed protocols Extend to client

9. 9 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow AG2 priorities: existing Stabilise code Predictable fall-through Repeatable behaviour Fix bugs! Refactor Where performance slow Where code is crap or convoluted Package Registry + DAS + MySpace + JES Less critical:  Portal/Workflow, Community

10. 10 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow AG2 priorities: new Astronomer’s Workbench Facilities  Tools framework  Plugin ability Evaluate alternatives under VOTech Data access Extend to other databases, storage facilities Automated metadata generation Extend image, spectra … access VODaX: workflow data exchange

11. 11 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow IVOA priorities Security VOSpace Catalog DM + other models Applications: CEA Registry Data model Extensions for apps  V1.0 release Then VOSpace, security, …

12. 12 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow Approach to IVOA Restart AstroGrid interoperability group Chaired by Richard McMahon 1 scientist + 1 senior techie on: Security VOSpace Data models  Image-oriented  Catalog oriented Applications/CEA Registry Join in: directly or via science contacts

13. 13 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow Priorities V1.0 (March) & V1.1 (June) See wiki: TechnicalStrategyMeeting Science & Technical targets Deployment targets

14. 14 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow Full Deployment Still under discussion Multiple Portals  Helper apps (parameterised  custom workflow) JES, MySpace, Registry servers App/Proxy servers  sextractor, xmatch, hyperz, bpz, annz, (impz)  pegase, starburst99, galaxev, (swarp)  solar IDL routines  vizier, http (cgi) proxies

15. 15 Tony Linde7 Feb 2005AG-SAG FM5, Glasgow DSA servers Leics: LEDAS, (2Mass) Cam: First, WFS, Swire, Goods, UDF Edin: SSA, WFCAM, 6df, 2Mass MSSL: EIT, CDS, Trace  (US: eSDO) RAL: SSDC, SOHO JBO: Merlin, HDF-N US datasets Sloane, Spitzer