On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Guy Rixon wrote:
> yes there might be overlap with registry. However, registry doesn't yet have
> metadata to describe format of available data, only the syntax of a service
> interface or the contextual metadata of a data collection. I don't think there
> are metadata to say, e.g. "this service emits VOTable/FITS" o
Actually, the RM (and thus the VOResource schema) does include the "Format" metadatum; when applied to a service, this is exactly what it is intended to say. Metadata for a specific service may specify this in more detail.
Nevertheless, Francois is not talking about a service but an "Observation". Specifically, he is discussing specifically the format of some external data file. Thus, the VOResource metadatum may not apply particularly well.
cheers,
Ray
Received on 2004-06-03Z09:35:19