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---+ VOSpace

This is the main page for the VOSpace working group.

The main participants in developing this standard are :
   * Paul Harrison (ESO)
   * Matthew Graham (<nop>CalTech)
   * Dave Morris (AstroGrid)
   * Guy Rixon (AstroGrid)
   
---++ Version 1.0

Version 1.0 of the specification has been submitted as an IVOA working draft.
This covers the node identifiers and metadata, a flat file space, and the data transfer methods.

---+++ Specification

   * [[http://www.ivoa.net/Documents/cover/VOSpace-20070304.html][Service specification]]
   * [[http://www.ivoa.net/internal/IVOA/VOSpace10schema/VOSpaceContract-v1.0.wsdl][WSDL for 1.0 service]]
   * [[http://www.ivoa.net/internal/IVOA/VOSpace10schema/VOSpaceTypes-v1.0.xsd][Schema for 1.0 service]]

The registry schema for describing propeties, formats etc is still under discussion.

   * [[http://www.ivoa.net/internal/IVOA/VOSpace10schema/VOSpaceResource-v1.0rc4.xsd][Resource schema]] 
   * [[http://www.ivoa.net/internal/IVOA/VOSpace10schema/vospace-1.0rc4.xml][Example document]] 

---+++ Discussion

The discussion pages that lead up to the V1.0 working draft are available here :

   * [[VOSpace10schema][Discussion page for the WSDL and XML schema]].
   * [[VOSpace10Spec][Discussion page for specification]]
   * [[http://ivoa.net/forum/vospace/index.htm][Mailing list archive]]

---+++ Implementations

|*group*|*endpoint*|*VOSpace Root*|*Notes*|
|Caltech||||
|ESO|[[http://vops1.hq.eso.org:8080/vospace/services/VOSpacePort][vops1.hq.eso.org]]|vos://org.eso!vospacetest/| http transports|
|Astrogrid||||

---++ Version 1.1

Version 1.1 aims to extend the VOSpace-1.0 specification to include links and containers.

---+++ Specification

This version on the specification is under discussion.

---+++ Discussion

   * [[VOSpace11Spec][Discussion page for specification]]
   * [[http://ivoa.net/forum/vospace/index.htm][Mailing list archive]]

---++ Version 2.0

Version 2.0 is a longer term project looking at changing the service from a SOAP service to a REST based service.

---+++ Specification

This version on the specification is under discussion.

---+++ Discussion

   * [[VOSpace20Spec][Discussion page for specification]]
   * [[http://ivoa.net/forum/vospace/index.htm][Mailing list archive]]

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