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

This outlines the roadmap for development activities by the various IVOA Working and Interest Groups between the November 2025 (G&#xFFFD;rlitz) and the June 2026 (Strasbourg) Interops.

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---+++ Working Groups

---++ Applications WG [from 2025A]
   * *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 [Draft]
---+++ Primary
   * *DALI*
      * REC-1.2 by June 2026
   * *ObjObsSAP*
      * PR-1.0 by June 2026
      * One client implementation (+ more server impl. if possible)
      * One additional validator (already having EuroVO one)
   * *Conesearch*
      * WD-1.1 early 2026
      * 
      * <span style="background-color: transparent;">!OpenAPI document</span>
      * PR-1.1 by Nov. 2026
      * v2.0 to be actively discussed
   * *SLAP*
      * WD-2.0 by June 2026
      * Import use cases from !LineTAP
      * Change from SSLDM to the set of columns proposed in !LineTAP
      * Fix some UCDs
      * One implementation is expected
   * *TAP*
      * WD-1.2 by June 2026
      * Complete !OpenAPI (along with VOSI)
      * Finish Persistent upload tables
      * Clarify TAP_SCHEMA.columns.unit: explicitly use !VOUnit
---+++ Secondary
   * *ADQL*
      * WD-2.2
      * Move from BNF to PEG grammar
      * Review the optional status of some features
      * Support arrays/vectors
      * Study support of MOC
   * *TAPRegExt*
      * WD-1.1
      * Allow feature support and limits per mode (async vs sync)
      * Deprecate data model declaration
   * *Datalink*
      * WD-1.2
      * Restructure the document _(Service Descriptor in DataLink doc, VOTable resource for Datalink maybe as appendix of VOTable ?)_
      * Get a solution to provide data across multiple locations
   * *DAP* (Data Access Protocol)
      * WD-1.0
      * Proceed with renaming, expansion of supported data product types
      * Miscellaneous changes
   * *SODA*
      * Return extended metadata
      * New transformation types
---++ Data Model WG

   * *MANGO 1.0*: Model for ANnotating Generic Objects
      * Complete RFC process.
   * *CAOM 2.5* Integration
      * Complete remaining open issues and documentation updates.
      * Discuss possible deprecation of unused !ObsCore fields (deprecation candidates)
      * Submit document and implementations for community review in preparation for RFC
   * *ObsCore*
      * Complete port of !ObsCore -1.1 document to ivoatex and apply tag
      * Make branch for v1.2 updates
      * Begin pushing content changes to PRs for discussion.
   * *ObsCore Extensions*
      * Do final sweep of Notes and submit to TCG as PENs as ready.
      * Work migration of model changes for !ObsCore proper
      * Work migration of extended content to (TBD)
   * <b>VO-DML 1.1</b><br />
      * Review PRs internally
      * prioritize updates required for CAOM/ObsCore work.
   * *Spectrum 1.2:* Submitted RFEs
      * File Erratum for VOCLASS examples
      * Close discussion for adding DATE-BEG/END (DATE-OBS) as options for the 'observation start/end time'
   * *Monitor*
      * <b>LineTap: </b>Stay in the loop of DM portion of this standard update (DAL led)
      * <b>Provenance: </b>Increasing interest and work in expressing provenance in data products (One-step Prov, !DataOrigin)
      * <b>VOEvent 2.2: </b>General VOEvent activities
---++ Distributed Services Protocols WG [from 2025A]
   * *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 [from 2025A]

   * 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 &#xFFFD;Linking capabilities with tablesets&#xFFFD; (cf https://wiki.ivoa.net/internal/IVOA/202404InteropRegistry/InterOpMay2024Reg_linking_capabilities_tablesets.pdf)
      * Continue involvement with DCP IG, esp. on the note &#xFFFD;Data Origin and the VO&#xFFFD; https://www.ivoa.net/documents/DataOrigin/

---++ Semantics WG [from 2025A]
   * Vocabularies :
      * &lt;nop&gt;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 [from 2025A]
   * 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 [from 2025A]

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 [from 2025A]

---++ Operations IG [from 2025A]

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 update in collaboration with DM WG
   * Engage with ADPCG (Advanced Data Products Coordination Group) to improve support for radio data products beyond visibilities and (raw) images in the VO.
---++ Solar System IG [from 2025A]

*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 [from 2025A]

---+++ Committees

---++ Standard and Processes

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   * <p> *DALI* </p>
   * <p>REC-1.2 by May 2026</p>
   * <p> *ObjObsSAP* </p>
   * <p>PR-1.0 by May 2026</p>
   * <p>Implementations and validators</p>
   * <p> *Conesearch* </p>
   * <p>WD-2.0 by May 2026</p>
   * <p>Modernize required UCDs (UCD 1.0-&gt; UCD 1+)</p>
   * <p>Align with DALI (e.g. RESPONSEFORMAT, MAXREC)</p>
   * <p>Deal with unknown parameters (e.g. warning in VOTable response)</p>
   * <p> OpenAPI description</p>
   * <p> *SLAP* </p>
   * <p>WD-2.0 by May 2026</p>
   * <p>Import use cases from LineTAP </p>
   * <p>Change from SSLDM to the set of columns proposed in LineTAP </p>
   * <p>Fix some UCDs</p>
   * <p>One implementation is expected</p>
   * <p> *TAP* </p>
   * <p>WD-1.2 by May 2026</p>
   * <p>Add OpenAPI (along with VOSI)</p>
   * <p>Allow Persistent upload tables</p>
   * <p>Clarify TAP_SCHEMA.columns.unit: explicitly use VOUnit</p>
Topic revision: r6 - 2025-11-18 - GregoryMantelet
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