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Proposal for a Simulation Database Standard
Version 1.00

IVOA Note 11 July 2008

Interest/Working Group:
http://www.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/IvoaTheory
Author(s):
Gerard Lemson Hervé Wozniak Rick Wagner Claudio Gheller Laurent Bourgès
Editor(s):
Gerard Lemson Hervé Wozniak Rick Wagner

Abstract

We propose to the IVOA Exec and TCG that the “Simulation Database (SimDB)” specification that has been worked on in the IVOA Theory Interest Group is moved to the recommendation track. Here we describe this specification to be in not much detail, focusing on those features that require special attention in the evaluation of this proposal. We believe that further evolution of this specification requires a multi-disciplinary (i.e. multi-working group) approach. To resolve the problems this poses for the standard, single-WG approach in the IVOA, we present a number of ways in which the recommendation track may be implemented.

Status of this document

This is an IVOA Note expressing suggestions from and opinions of the authors.
It is intended to share best practices, possible approaches, or other perspectives on interoperability with the Virtual Observatory. It should not be referenced or otherwise interpreted as a standard specification.



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