IVOA Roadmap for 2021B

This outlines the roadmap for development activities by the various IVOA working and interest groups between the Nov 2021 and May 2022 Interops.

• IVOA Roadmap for 2021B
  • Applications WG
  • Data Access Layer WG
  • Data Model WG
  • Grid and Web Services WG
  • Registry WG
  • Semantics WG
  • Data Curation & Preservation IG
  • Education IG
  • Knowledge Discovery IG
  • Operations IG
  • Radio IG
  • Solar System IG
  • Theory IG
  • Time Domain IG
  • Standard and Processes
  • Science Priorities

Applications WG

Data Access Layer WG

Data Model WG

Grid and Web Services WG

Registry WG

Semantics WG

Data Curation Preservation IG

Education IG

Knowledge Discovery IG

Operations IG

• Tackle non-compliant services
  • Review specific items noted in Nov 2021 Euro-VO Registry Weather Report
  • Chase up common/persistent issues
  • Support service operators to use validation and improve services
• Develop/maintain/curate validation tools
  • Ensure validators are available for all standards (esp. during REC process)
  • Pursue automatic invocation capability for validation tools
  • Understand discrepancies between different validators
• Work with other WGs:
  • DAL: monitor follow up of issues reported May 2021 (in progress)
  • Semantics: monitor UCD/VOUnit compliance changes since report Nov 2021
• Ongoing activities:
  • Monitor VO health (conformance, reliability, performance)
  • Provide forum for discussion of operational issues

Radio IG

Solar System IG

Theory IG

Time Domain IG

Standard and Processes

Science Priorities

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