VOSpace
VOspace - Virtual file system for the IVOA
Overview
The VOSpace project is an IVOA project to develop a virtual file system for the VO.
The project aims to create a common service API which will
enable data storage and transfer between distributed filesystems within
the VO.
The core participants on the project are
- AstroGrid
- Caltech Center for Advanced Computing Research (CACR)
- European Southern Observatory (ESO)
- European Space Astronomy Center (ESAC)
The discussion and specifications for the VOSpace API are hosted on the IVOA website, as part of the Grid and WebServices project.
- Discussion page for the service specification
- Discussion page for the SOAP web service API
- VOSpace discussion mailing list
Implementation
The AstroGrid implementation of VOSpace is being developed in collaboration with ESAC.