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---+++ Abstracts for Applications Interest Group Sessions at the September 2006 IVOA Interoperability Meeting

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#AnchorA *SkyMouse, A Smart On-line Astronomical Information Collector*

With the progress of network technologies and astronomical observation
technologies, as an example of cyber-infrastructure based sciences, Virtual
Observatory is initiated and spreading quickly. More and more on-line
accessible database systems and all kinds of services are available. Although
astronomers have been aware the importance of interoperability,
integrated access to the on-line information is still difficult.

SkyMouse is a smart system developed by Chinese Virtual Observatory project to
let you access different online resource systems easily then ever. Not like
some VO efforts on uniformed access systems, for example, NVO !DataScope,
SkyMouse tries to show a comprehensive overview for a specific object, but not
to snatch as much data as possible.

Stimulated by a simple ´Mouse Over¡ on an interested object name, various
VO-compliant and traditional databases, i.e. SIMBAD, NED, Vizier, DSS, ADS,
are queried by the SkyMouse. An overview for the given object, including basic
information, image, observation and references, is displayed in user’s default
web browser.

In the talk, current status and trends of on-line astronomical services are
introduced; architecture, topology and key technologies of the SkyMouse system
are described; current functions and future plans are listed. The system is
accessible at the address: http://skymouse.china-vo.org.

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#AnchorB *New VOSpec functionalities*

VOSpec presents a new graphic interface and implements some new
functionalities (Plastic, Luminosity difference...)  It is also possible to
create a fully compliant SSAP Server of your local spectra and have them
visible in VOSpec with just few steps using our !DALToolKit.


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#AnchorC *MEx: FITS metadata extraction*

In order to search and find data of interest it is necessary to describe and
catalog them in a homogeneous way. The MEx utility is supporting this task for
astronomy data products like images and spectra that are stored in FITS
format.  MEx extracts and transforms keywords and thereby removes the
instrument and observatory signature. This is achieved by converting values to
physical units and mapping them to standard vocabularies (UCD) and concepts
(utype). Users may supply their own mapping and data models. Special purpose
s/w modules can be hooked in where simple mapping expressions are not
sufficient to compute the desired values. This makes MEx very flexible and
versatile.

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#AnchorD *Plastic - latest developments*

Since the last interop meeting there have been a number of small modifications
to the Plastic protocol to make it clearer and more flexible.  This talk will
also demonstrate some new applications using the protocol, including a
Plastic-enabled web page.

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#AnchorF *Usage of the Astro Runtime*

A quick recap of what the Astro Runtime is, developments since the  last interop meeting, and a review of how it is being used by 3rd- party applications.

Topic revision: r3 - 2006-09-15 - MarkAllen

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