RE: VO vs VObs

Hi,

I have to admit that even though I know what VO is in the astronomy context, it is hard sometimes to translate it into virtual observatory, when you are used to it meaning virtual organization.

-Ewa

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Masatoshi OHISHI [mailto:masatoshi.ohishi-at-nao.ac.jp]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 8:37 PM
> To: Tony Linde; interop-at-ivoa.net
> Subject: RE: VO vs VObs
>
> Hi,
>
> I agree with Tony:
> At 22:12 04/06/08 +0100, Tony Linde wrote:
> >
> >Frankly, who cares?
>
> In radiocommunication world, people use SNR. This doesn't mean
> SuperNova Remnant. It means Signal-to-Noise Ratio. People don't
> care about that two different communities happen to use the same
> acronym.
>
> When we use 'VO' in Grid community, we should give its definition
> ar first appearance. Or when we talk we always say 'Virtual Observatory'.
> If the visibility of the 'Virtual Observatory' get higher, then Grid
> people
> will easily understand the situation. What we need to do is to build, as
> early
> as possible, VOs that produce a lot of scientific results.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Masatoshi
Received on 2004-06-09Z06:09:50