Open Organization for FASE
It is important that a
Future Astronomical Software Environment is shared by the community and open in nature so all astronomers can use and contribute to it.
The current OPTICON Network 3.6 with participation of people North America (e.g. through NVO) and other regions serves as a very useful forum for discussions of a
Future Astronomical Software Environment. However, the Network has limited duration and is somewhat biased towards OPTICON and EU who are the main sponsors. In the long run, it would be better to have a
neutral organization which would act as keeper of documents, and standards such as common requirements, architecture, and interface specifications.
This page is the starting point for the creation of such an organization which as time goes on should contain:
- definition of the name
- mission statement and/or main charter
- other organization which sponsor it
- Internet site etc.
Possible names
It is always difficult to come up with a
good name for such an organization that is one which both sounds good and has the right meaning. Below is an initial list.
You are welcome to add more names to the end of it. Sometime in early 2007 we should select the one we prefer.
| Acronym | Full name |
|---|
| openCARE | Open Common Astronomical Reduction Environment |
| openAPRE | Open Astronomical PRocessing Environment |
| openADAS | Open Astronomical Data Analysis Systems |
| openDAS | Open Data Analysis Systems |
| openDAF | Open Data Analysis Facility |
| openDRAF | Open Data Reduction and Analysis Facility |
| openDAE | Open Data Analysis Environment |
| openDPE | Open Data Processing Environment |
| openDAS | Open Data Analysis Systems |
| openDPS | Open Data Processing Systems |
| openSDS | Open Science Data Systems |
| openSDAS | Open Science Data Analysis Systems |
| openODP | Open Observatory Data Processing |
| openODS | Open Observatory Data Systems |
| openOBS | Open OBservatory data Systems |
| openODAS | Open Observatory Data Analysis Systems |
| openSODP | Open Systems for Observatory Data Processing |
where the different letters are used for:
- A - Astronomical, Analysis
- C - Common
- D - Data
- E - Environment
- F - Facility
- I - Information, Image
- M - MultiWavelength
- O - Open, Observatory
- P - Processing
- S - Systems
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DougTody and
PrebenGrosbol - 19 Dec 2006
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