IVOA Data Model Working Group
Introduction
The role of the Data Modeling group is to provide a framework for the description of metadata attached to observed or simulated data.
The activity of the Data Model WG activity focuses on logical relationships between these metadata, examines how an astronomer wants to retrieve, process and interpret astronomical data, and provides an architecture to handle them. What is defined in this WG can then be re-used in the protocols defined by the DAL WG or in VO aware applications .
Participation
Membership of this working group is informal as people and projects come and go. To join see our page on
How to participate
Virtual Progress Meetings
During the Covid period, periodic virtual progress meeting are proposed:
Meeting Page
Mailing-list
dm@ivoa.net
Projects
Here is a summary of the ongoing activities in the data modeling WG:
Overview / general presentations on the DM modeling effort
Here are general presentations you can re-use about the data modeling effort in the VO .
DataModels in the Virtual Observatory Framework
Active projects
Idle or Inactive projects
WG Roadmap
Standards and Documents
Here is a graphic illustrating the dependencies between data models used in the IVOA framework.
Topic Pages
- Source and Catalog Requirement survey
- Mapping hands-on session page (May 2018)
- Source DM and Workshop 2021: see here
- Running meeting 02/2022 : see here
- Run meeting 06/2022 (SDM IPAC): see here
- High Energy physics data modeled & serialised with VO tools page
- Running meeting AstrPyVO MIVOT page
- Obscore 1.1-Next wiki page
Implementation Requirements for Data Models
The "IVOA Document Standards" standard has a broad outline of the implementation requirements for IVOA standards. These requirements fit best into the higher level standards for applications and protocols than for data models themselves. At the Oct 2017 interop in Trieste, the following implementation requirements for Data Model Standards was agreed upon, which allow the models to be vetted against their requirements and use cases, without needing full science use cases to be implemented.
- VO-DML models must validate against schema
- Serializations which touch each entity of the model. These serializations may be 'fake' (ie: not based on actual data files), and are to be produced by the modeler as unit tests/examples.
- Real world serializations covering use cases, produced by others following the model, in a mutually agreed upon format.
- Software which interprets these serializations and demonstrates proper interpretation of the content.
Latest Adopted standards for Data Modeling
Latest Documents (proposed standards and implementations)
Older IVOA Drafts and Related Documents
Projects using data models
Virtual Observatory Projects working on Data models and their implementations should list themselves here.
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- CDS
- Aladin portal
- CAMEA, an interactive tool for Characterisation metadata publishing
- Vizier + Saada: interface for products associated with Vizier sources
- Lerma- Paris
- Aspid-SR CharDM
Meetings
Most of our face-to-face activity takes place during IVOA Interoperabiltiy Meetings. Follow the Data Model Page links to locate agendas, presentation slides, and action items.
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Interop |
Main page |
DM pageRole |
Shanghai, China (15-19 May 2017) |
InterOpMay2017 |
InterOpMay2017-DM |
Trieste, Italy (21-23 Oct 2016) |
InterOpOct2016 |
InteropOct2016DM |
Cape Town, Sth Africa (9-13 May 2016) |
InterOpMay2016 |
InterOpMay2016 |
Sydney, Australia(30/10 - 01/11 2016) |
InterOpOct2015 |
InteropOct2015DM |
Sesto, Italy (14-19 Jun 2015) |
InterOpJune2015 |
InterOpJune2015DM |
Banff, Canada (10-12 Oct 2014) |
InterOpOct2014 |
InterOpOct2014DM |
Madrid, Spain (18-23 May 2014) |
InterOpMay2014 |
InterOpMay2014DM |
Heidelberg, Germany (12-17 May 2013) |
InterOpMay2013 |
InterOpMay2013DM |
Sao Paulo, Brazil (22-26 Oct 2012) |
InterOpOct2012 |
InterOpOct2012DM |
Urbana, USA (21-25 May 2012) |
InterOpMay2012 |
InterOpMay2012DM |
Pune, India (17-21 Oct 2011) |
InterOpOct2011 |
InterOpOct2011DM |
Naples, Italy (16-20 May 2011) |
InterOpMay2011 |
InterOpMay2011DM |
Nara, Japan (7-11 Dec 2010) |
InterOpDec2010 |
InterOpDec2010DataModel |
Victoria, Canada (17-21 May 2010) |
InterOpMay2010 |
InterOpMay2010DM |
Strasbourg, France(19-23 May 2009) |
InterOpMay2009 |
DMInteropStrasbourg |
Garching, Germany(19-23 Nov 2009) |
InterOpNov2009 |
InterOpNov2009DM |
Trieste, Italy (19-23 May 2008) |
InterOpMay2008 |
InterOpMay2008DataModels |
Cambridge, UK (27-28 Sep 2007) |
InterOpSep2007 |
InterOpSep2007DataModel |
Beijing, China (14-18 May 2007) |
InterOpMay2007 |
InterOpMay2007DataModel |
Moscow, Russia (18-21 Sep 2006) |
InterOpSep2006 |
InterOpSep2006DM |
Victoria, Canada (14-19 May 2006) |
InterOpMay2006 |
InterOpMay2006DataModel |
Madrid, Spain (6-7 Oct 2005) |
InterOpOct2005 |
InterOpOct2005DataModel |
Kyoto, Japan (16-20 May 2005) |
InterOpMay2005 |
InterOpMay2005DataModel |
Pune, India (27-29 Sept 2004) |
InterOpSep2004 |
InterOpSep2004DataModel |
Cambridge, Mass. USA (23-28 May 2004) |
InterOpMay2004 |
InterOpMay2004DataModel |
Strasbourg (16-17 Oct 2003) |
InterOpOct2003 |
InterOpOct2003Registry |
Cambridge, UK (12-16 May 2003) |
InterOpMay2003 |
InterOpMay2003DataModel |
Involved People
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Other DM Meetings
- ADASS 2021: BoF TAP and the data models TapandTheDMs
- Check the above Interop pages for DM WG sessions
- ESO/Garching, Jan 2004: Data Model Technical Meeting 4 Draft 0.1 of Observation model
- Baltimore, Dec 2003: Data Model Technical Meeting 3 (no minutes yet; see draft 0.2 of Quantity)
- ESO/Garching on Jan. 23/24, 2003: Data Model Sessions minutes (WG creation and planning)
- Cambridge MA, Oct 2002: Data Model Technical Meeting 1 presentations & minutes
SpectralDM2.Spectral2RFCr2
- Data Model Dependency graphic: