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Simple Spectral Access Protocol
Version 1.02

IVOA Proposed Recommendation 17 September 2007

Interest/Working Group:
http://www.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/IvoaDAL
Author(s):
D.Tody, M. Dolensky, J. McDowell, F. Bonnarel, T.Budavari, I.Busko, A. Micol, P.Osuna, J.Salgado, R.Thompson, F.Valdes, and the data access layer working group.
Editor(s):
D. Tody, M. Dolensky

Abstract

The Simple Spectral Access (SSA) Protocol (SSAP) defines a uniform interface to remotely discover and access one dimensional spectra. SSA is a member of an integrated family of data access interfaces altogether comprising the Data Access Layer (DAL) of the IVOA. SSA is based on a more general data model capable of describing most tabular spectrophotometric data, including time series and spectral energy distributions (SEDs) as well as 1-D spectra; however the scope of the SSA interface as specified in this document is limited to simple 1-D spectra, including simple aggregations of 1-D spectra.

Status of this document

This is an IVOA Proposed Recommendation made available for public review.
It is appropriate to reference this document only as a recommended standard that is under review and which may be changed before it is accepted as a full recommendation.



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