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factor out observatory and instrument model #4

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pahjbo opened this issue Dec 11, 2023 · 1 comment
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factor out observatory and instrument model #4

pahjbo opened this issue Dec 11, 2023 · 1 comment
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pahjbo commented Dec 11, 2023

The observatory / telescope and instrument parts of the model could become a useful source of information in themself - the instances would be slowly varying with time and could be managed within a git repository for instance to allow for easy collaborative editing. This is really instead of #3

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In the Semantics WG, we are preparing the vocabulary for observation facilities (here it would be the observatory I guess). The semantic split between observatory and instrument is as follows:

  • The observatory is the entity to which the location metadata (may be dynamic) is attached (i.e.: a telescope, a spacecraft), or grouping of observatories (e.g., the EHT)
  • The instrument is the entity to which the instrumental capabilities metadata is attached (i.e., the spectral range, the field of view...)

I would be good that the definitions are clear in the document, and that could feed into the other document revisions (VOResource, ObsCore...) where the definition is really vague.

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