Hi Brian,
I'll try to set-up things for a not-too-short neither-killing meeting.
On your request to discuss about other DM-related issues, I am also willing to discuss with the different subgroups how we should link the different models, but this is up to Jonathan to plan......
See you in Madrid then...
Cheers,
P.
On Fri, 2005-09-16 at 16:40, Brian Thomas wrote:
> Hi Pedro,
>
> On Friday 16 September 2005 10:01 am, Pedro Osuna wrote:
> > With respect to the possible reactivation of work in the group, and in
> > view that it seems to be still some glowing embers of interest, I will
> > try to grab some of you during the ADASS/Interop meeting here in Madrid,
> > to try to find a common approach to the whole issue. In particular I
> > would like Brian and/or Ed plus others to be there. Will that be
> > possible, Brian? In case you're not coming, could Jonathan collect your
> > inputs/ideas/complaints and transmit them? I believe Brian/Ed model fits
> > in naturally in a possible general IVOA Catalogue DM and also in the
> > Source DM and we only have to find out how to marry the different
> > structures.
> >
>
> Sure. I will be in Madrid (Ed will not) and am quite willing to devote
> as much time as needed to discuss catalog issues (can't imagine
> it will be all sorted out in one hour!! How much time are you budgeting?)
> From my point of view, it would be highly desirable to have the Observations
> people present, so that the various component parts can be gone over
> that both models may be sharing (and these components broken up into
> working groups of interested people).
>
> But there is more DM-related work that expands beyond the catalog specifically
> that meetings should be held for IMO. Some things I would like to see discussed
> include a discussion by the DM group to move towards next-generation STC (e.g.
> breaking up the STC into 2 or 3 parts...its way too large a model!), having the
> Quantity model adopted/finalized and transitioning Q into STC and characterization
> models (on this last point I have already released example schema of how this may
> be done some time ago). And thats my short list of priorities... hopefully Jonathan
> will/is setting time aside for some discussions like these..
>
> At any rate, I plan to release updated catalog/collection model materials which
> will include more example (validated) catalogs from the CDS/ADC holdings in
> about a week or so. I will update the DM list when that happens.
>
> See you in Madrid!
>
> =b.t.
-- Pedro Osuna Alcalaya ESA Science Archives System Engineer Science Archive Team European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC/ESA) e-mail: Pedro.Osuna-at-esa.int Tel + 34 91 8131314 --------------------------------- European Space Astronomy Centre European Space Agency P.O. Box 50727 E-28080 Villafranca del Castillo MADRID - SPAINReceived on 2005-09-16Z14:53:38