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---+ IVOA Roadmap for the 2025A time span

This outlines the roadmap for development activities by the various IVOA Working and Interest Groups between the June 2025 (UMD) and the November 2025 (Goerlitz) Interops.

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---+++ Working Groups

---++ Applications WG
   * *HATS Note*
      * support finishing and publishing the Note

   * *VOTable*
      * stimulate discussions around issues
      * support work towards REC1.6

   * *Miscellaneous*:
      * Migrate HiPS and SAMP repos to Github
      * Initiate and support cleaning up VOTable related code in astropy
      * Organize telecoms as needed
      * PyVO maintenance and evolution

---++ Data Access Layer WG
---+++ Primary
   * *Conesearch*
      * WD-1.1 by Nov. 2025
      * Modernize required UCDs (UCD 1.0-&gt; UCD 1+)
      * RESPONSEFORMAT, MAXREC (referring to DALI)
      * Allow services to reject unknown parameters
   * *DALI*
      * REC-1.2 by Nov. 2025
   * *ADQL*
      * Erratum to remove boolean support from the BNF in ADQL-2.1
      * Discussions about support of MOC
      * WD-2.2 by Nov. 2025 _(PEG grammar + some optional-&gt;mandatory features + arrays)_
   * *DAP* (Data Access Protocol)
      * Proceed with renaming, expansion of supported data product types
      * Miscellaneous changes
      * WD-1.0 by Nov. 2025
   * *SLAP*
      * Import use cases from !LineTAP
      * Change from SSLDM to the set of columns proposed in !LineTAP
      * WD-2.0 by Nov. 2025
---+++ Secondary
   * *ObjObsSAP*
      * Align existing impl. to the last PR
      * Validator (Pierre le Sidaner)
      * RFC by Spring Interop. 2026
   * *TAP*
      * Finalize !OpenAPI (along with VOSI)
      * Finalize Persistent upload tables
   * *Datalink*
      * Start WD-1.2
         * Get a solution to provide data across multiple locations
         * Support path parameters in service descriptors
   * *SODA*
      * Return extended metadata
      * Cutouts in pixel coordinates
      * New transformation types

---++ Data Model WG

   * *MANGO 1.0*: Model for ANnotating Generic Objects
      * Initiate RFC process.
   * *CAOM 2.5* Integration
      * Continue work on implementations (at CADC)
      * Complete model document working draft
      * Review recent work quantifying usage of individual ObsCore fields (deprecation candidates)
      * Submit document and implementations for community review in preparation for RFC
   * <b>ObsCore</b>/RadioExtension reconciliation
      * Complete port of ObsCore -1.1 document to ivoatex and apply tag
      * Make branch for v1.2 updates
      * Schedule DM focus meetings to:
         * Review candidate list for 'core' elements and make any change recommendations
         * Discuss relation of ObsCore standard and Extension elements in documentation
      * Integrate core additions to ObsCore proper
      * Radio Extension:
         * Publish Note to formalize the requirements from the radio domain.
   * *VO-DML 1.1*: Updates to facilitate database and code generation threads
      * Create working draft document
      * Review internally, and move through RFC process
   * *Spectrum 1.2:* Submitted RFEs
      * File Erratum for VOCLASS examples
      * Follow-up on discussion for adding DATE-BEG/END (DATE-OBS) as options for the 'observation start/end time'
   * *LineTap*
      * Stay in the loop of DM portion of this standard update (DAL led)
   * *Cube 1.0 / HEIG workshop?*
      * Work with HEIG to define/implement use case workflow with event data
      * consider working toward workshop to build familiarity of using new tooling to implement various use cases
   * *Provenance*
      * Increasing interest and work in expressing provenance in data products (see e.g. One-Step provenance draft Note)
   * *VOEvent 2.2*
      * Monitor VOEvent activities
---++ Distributed Services Protocols WG
   * *Execution Broker (previously known as Execution Planner)*
Consolidated Working Draft at

<a href="https://github.com/ivoa-std/ExecutionPlanner" title="https://github.com/ivoa-std/ExecutionPlanner">https://githuhttps://github.com/ivoa-std/ExecutionBroker</a>

- Dave Morris working on prototype as part of SRCNet, integrating with CANFAR. To be presented in Gorlitz

   * *AuthVO*
- First version of the draft at:

https://github.com/ivoa-std/AuthVO/

Main discussions on the inclusion of bearer tokens. Expected agreement and presentation in Gorlitz

   * *VOSpace*
New draft 2.2 was delayed as per <i> [[DALGWSTigerTeam][P3T]] </i>new efforts. This version will include - Simplified transfer negotiation - Improved recursive operations - Simplified quotas

Project stopped due to work conflicts with other activities

   * *SSO*
New draft 2.1 or 3.0 is being evaluated. SaraBertocco has the lead on this activity

   * *Software Discovery*
Discussions on the need for a discovery protocol for software discovery with enough information for execution. Expected colaboration with DAL
---++ Registry WG

   * CURRENT FOCUS
      * Investigate "Serving Simulated Data in VO Services/Collections"
         * cf https://wiki.ivoa.net/internal/IVOA/InterOpNov2024DAL/DAL_at_IRSA_Laity.pdf
         * Open question: reuse SSAP datasources for VODataService ?
      * Support data publishers towards filling coverage information as MOCs in publishing registries according to REC RegTAP -1.2
      * Participate in "alternative links" in DataLink effort with DAL WG to publish cloud-based data products - cf https://github.com/ivoa-std/DataLink/issues/117. Also investigate with DPS (ex GWS) WG if necessary to have such metadata in the Registry.
      * Prepare future RegTAP -1.3 to facilitate searching by product type served after VODataService -1.3

   * STANDARDS IN PROGRESS
      * [P1] VODataService -1.3 (editor: MD) "A VOResource Schema Extension for Describing Collections and Services"
         * https://github.com/ivoa-std/VODataService
         * Status: WD https://ivoa.net/documents/VODataService/20241113/index.html
         * adding a productTypeServed element child to to DataService
         * working on mechanism to discover simulated data
      * [P1] RegTAP -1.3
         * facilitate searching by product type served
         * finish editing, write RFC
      * [P2] DocRegExt -1.0 (editor: MD) "Educational Resources in the Virtual Observatory"
         * https://github.com/ivoa-std/DocRegExt
         * Status: WD https://ivoa.net/documents/DocRegExt/20230426/index.html
         * finish editing, write RFC
      * [P0] StandardsRegExt -1.1 (editor: RS) "A VOResource Schema Extension for Describing IVOA Standards"
         * https://github.com/ivoa-std/StandardsRegExt
         * Status: WD https://ivoa.net/documents/StandardsRegExt/20240125/index.html
         * finish RFC and vote

   * CONTINUOUS WORK
      * Implementation: Continue developing and maintaining the new PyVO Registry search and discovery API
      * Curation and Validation: follow-up project board to correct Registry issues introduced at College Park Interop in June 2025 [on hold]
      * On-boarding Effort: Prepare and fund a workshop to discuss and disseminate best practices for registry publishing
      * Continue discussions on “Linking capabilities with tablesets” (cf https://wiki.ivoa.net/internal/IVOA/202404InteropRegistry/InterOpMay2024Reg_linking_capabilities_tablesets.pdf)
      * Continue involvement with DCP IG, esp. on the note “Data Origin and the VO” https://www.ivoa.net/documents/DataOrigin/

---++ Semantics WG
   * Vocabularies :
      * <nop>ObsFacility Vocabulary (Liza Fretel, Obs. Paris) : build a consolidated vocabulary
      * Small bodies classification : EPNcore vocabulary
      * [[https://www.ivoa.net/rdf/refframe/2022-02-22/refframe.html][Reference Frames]] : extension to Reference Frames in Heliophysics (E. David, Obs. Paris & R. Weigel, NASA)
   * Increasing FAIR for heliophysics metadata : [[https://zenodo.org/records/17372739][mapping from SPASE to schema.org and DataCite]] (Z. Boquet)
   * UCD list v1.7 preparation : see the [[https://github.com/ivoa-std/UCDList][GitHub page]] and [[UCDList_1-7_RFM]]
      * work on an "IVOA vocabulary" version of the UCD list. 
   * Work on [[http://ontoportal-astro.eu/][OntoPortal-Astro]]
      * Consolidate Advisory and User Group
      * Develop new version with : ontology FAIR evaluation, recommender/annotator, ontology browsing and mappings, advanced APIs

   The current roadmap has strong interaction with the [[IvoaSS][Solar System IG]].

---+++ Interest Groups

---++ Data Curation Preservation IG
   * Continue efforts on a DOI note
   * Promote Data Origin (see <a href="http://ivoa.net/documents/DataOrigin/" target="_blank">http://ivoa.net/documents/DataOrigin/</a>) to working Group ( Data Model, [[DALI]]?) in order to have a basic Provenance in the VO<br />astropy [[https://docs.astropy.org/en/stable/whatsnew/7.1.html#new-astropy-io-votable-dataorigin-module][ astropy.io.votable.dataorigin ]] module available in version 7.1
   * Investigate standard used in scientific community (eg DCAT). Make the bridge with Open Science
   * Promote Bibliographic Interfaces (see <a href="https://www.ivoa.net/documents/Notes/BibVO/20240214/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.ivoa.net/documents/Notes/BibVO/20240214/index.html</a>)
   * Investigate data curation aspects to feed AI: legal aspects, citation, etc.
---++ Education IG

---++ High Energy IG

HEIG Goals:
   1 ObsCore continuation - Continue with HEIG Note on Obscore extension for HE data; coordination with DM WG & others to move this to WG level
   1 VOEvent - followup/continuation from the side-meeting we had in Malta; form a plan
   1 DataModel /Event List/High Energy data formats - pursue next steps
---++ Knowledge Discovery IG

---++ Operations IG

Ongoing activity:
   * Monitor VO health:
      * Coordinate "weather reports" (service compliance)
   * Address non-compliancy:
      * Identify common/persistent errors
      * Support/encourage service operators to improve service compliance
      * Work with WGs on standards-related issues
   * Validation:
      * Ensure validators are available (IvoaValidatorsSummary)
      * Encourage use of validators:
         * on deployed services
         * during standard development
   * Communication:
      * Provide forum for discussion of operational issues
      * Host/invite "site reports"
      * Encourage feedback communication between ops services and data providers
Specific focus:
   * Work with DAL on standards issues:
      * ConeSearch: UCD1+
      * [[DALI]]: Sexagesimal markup standards
      * SSA: A couple of Errata suggested
   * Push for service metadata improvements:
      * VOUnits, UCDs
   * Operations in the cloud
   * Security in VO services
      * Encourage TAP validators developers to add checks for sql injection susceptibility
   * Authentication as an operational necessity
   * User agents used in VO services clients
---++ Radio IG
   * Finish ObsCore Radio Extension note
   * Bring implementations in alignment with note
   * Contribute to ObsCore updare
---++ Solar System IG

*EPN-TAP 2.1*
   * progress in various domains (sort out heliophysics and body-fixed coordinate frames, start small bodies taxonomy)
*workflows*
   * Installation tests, mock-up service
*use cases*
   * Collect some in planetary science & heliophysics
   * start generating more tutorials / education actions
*Expose planetary content from telescope archives*

*EPN-TAP support in pyvo*

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---++ Time Domain IG

---+++ Committees

---++ Standard and Processes

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Topic revision: r15 - 2025-10-29 - BaptisteCecconi
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