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State of AstroGrid

Meeting GoalsNews and updates ScorecardPrognosis

Goals

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Meeting Goals

take stockcomplete cycle-4 planunderstand our place in Europe

three quarters of the way through AstroGridhalfway through AstroGrid 2

.... is it working ?

News and updates

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AstroGrid

System 2006.2 releasedNAM demo and talk session a successTechnical workshop EdinburghScience workshops Sussex, Imperial, DurhamOver 300 registered usersNew staff - Gilchrist, Holliman, GrayDeparture - SmithPresentations to AAP, PPARC officeGood response to tools call

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Europe

VOTECH DSRP SorrentoPLASTIC a Euro-success building on AstroGrid infrastructure

DCA fundedFirst VO-SAC meeting in GarchingEuro-VO MOU nearly signed ...again ..ESO and ESA clearly backing VO Quinn left : new appointment crucial...

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World

IVOA Victoria May 2006 key advances in Registry, ADQL, VOSpace,

VOEvent

Prague VO conference Aug 2006 455 people have registered !!!

NVO operations proposal NSF AO still awaited ...

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External liaison

JVO-AstroGrid visits to Cambridge and TokyoRVO workshop : running AstroGridSAAO : installing AstroGrid soon

AstroGrid scorecard

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Scorecard

Cycle-3 goalcheckVOTECH goalcheckLifetime goalcheck

C3-01 UWS standard and first prototype 50%C3-02 Query Builder and Workflow Builder for Workbench 100%C3-03 VOTECH Infrastructure Study Report (VOTECH) 20%C3-04 Single Sign-on for VO services 50%C3-05 UKIDSS Full Access 10%C3-06 Personalised tools Call-1 100%C3-07 Define new "Science Themes" 50%C3-08 Science Framework Document (VOTECH) 20%C3-09 AstroScope upgrades (SSAP, SLAP) 70%C3-10 Developer workshop(s) 100%C3-11 Science workshop(s) 100%C3-12 Set VOTECH Stage-3 goals 100%C3-13 Deployment Release AGV1.5 100%C3-14 Demos at NAM and MIST 100%C3-15 AGSAG submission of papers to IAU 50%C3-17 Demonstration of large data volume problem (VOTECH) 50%C3-16 Complete integration of contextual documentation 20%C3-18 Refurbished web pages 20%

C3 deliverables

Xm = month since Apr 2005 ==> June 2006 = 15m

DS1-01 Project website (6m) DONEDS2-01 Project Plan (1m) DONEDS2-03 Science (Functionality) Framework Document (6m) LATE

DS2-04a First Baseline software release (12m) DONEDS3-01 Infrastructure Study Report (15m) DUE NOW

DS2-02 Revised Project Plan (18) DUE SEPDS6-01 Data Exploration Study Report (21m) DUE DEC

VOTECH deliverables

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eightfold path (1-4)

develop standards for data, metadata, data exchange and provenancegood progress : but hard slow work

develop a software infrastructure for data servicesthree quarters done : community, single sign on

establish a physical grid of resources minimal start : next big challenge

construct and maintain a Service and Resource Registrydone but getting better

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implement a working VO system of real scientific use to astronomerson track but not done yet

provide a user interface to that VO systemditto

provide or adapt a set of science user tools to work with the VOtools writing : officially abandoned due to lack of resourceinfrastructure for tools : strong success

establish a leading position for the UK in VO workdone but there are issues :how will Euro-VO develop ? UK deployment vs global marketing

eightfold path (5-8)

Prognosis

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AstroGrid history

Proposal 2001 AG1 Phase-A 2002

design study

AG1 Phase-B 2003-4 £3.7M 7 instns infrastructure build

AG2 2005-7 £4.0M 11 instns initial deployment first users continued build

Life after AstroGrid ? 2008 - ? new project deploy mature product in data centres develop next wave of technology

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New projectProposal by July 13 PPRP review Sept 4-6 Science Comittee decision Feb 2007New money poss ~Oct 2007

A : deploying AG infrastructureB : developing new technology

poss size : anything from zero to current

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implementation choices in UK

(1) DC free market(2) Feed ESO+ESA(3) UK DC Alliance(4) UK "Virtual Data Centre"

(1) is long term worldwide view(3) is best for UK astronomers : we choose to offer combined coherent service same consortium develops next wave technology

(2) can be pursued in parallel

who does what

OPERATIONS DEVELOPMENT

collect data new kit FACILITIES

run data services new archives DATA CENTRES(access, query, analysis)

run glue services standards NEW PROJECT(registry, myspace, job executn etc) new inf. compts deliver VO-apps core tools

new specific tools GRANTS

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Proof of Pudding

Its clever. It works. Its world leading. We are very proud of it.

but

Will people use it ?

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Usability progress

2002-4 : little to show concentrating on backend infrastructure registry, myspace, workflow, authentication correct decision in retrospect

2005 : first working system alpha application integration (ACR, PLASTIC)

2006 : usable but not the daily choice beta 300 one-off users hundreds of resources but nobody uses every day after a workshop

2007 : normal life ? product

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what is obstacle to adoption ?

Users don't know about it ? Complexity ?Ergonomic immaturity ?Lack of tools ?Lack of data services ?Poor robustness and speed ?

... not needed to do the science ?

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The VO comes of age

First VO exam paper Edinburgh e-Science MSc May 2006

Famous astronomers and engineers take the paper in relaxed circumstances...

FIN