VESPA / Setting up data services
Data Access protocol and Data Model
| Name | Comments |
|---|---|
| EPN-TAP2 document | Currently an IVOA Working Draft, open for comments (formal, includes next two entries) |
| EPN-TAP v2 parameters | EPN-TAP v2 parameters, reference notes |
| EPN-TAP v2 parameter description | Detailed discussion & usage |
Guidelines for data providers
| Name | Comments |
|---|---|
| Setting up a VESPA service | Tutorial for beginners | Implementing a VESPA service | EPN-TAP Server Installation for VESPA Data Providers |
| Registering your VESPA EPN-TAP Server | Making your server available in VESPA |
| Implementation tutos and docs for EPN-TAP data services | EPN-TAP data service design |
Examples of service definition files
| On VESPA GitHub | EPN-TAP Services files (all EPN-TAP v2) |
| On older web site | Other EPN-TAP services (include some obsolete EPN-TAP v1 examples) |
Further information
| VESPA wiki | JRA-Task 2. Tools & Interface |
Context
• VESPA description• Glossary
• Participants
• Legacy activity
• Links and external services
Infrastructure
• Activity• Data services (for data providers)
• Tools
• Developments
• AOs and workshops
Data access / Content
• VESPA query interface• Science themes
• Data services
• Tutorials, use cases
• Publications & presentations
Credits
The Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871149.
The Europlanet 2020 Research Infrastructure project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 654208.
This work used the EGI Infrastructure with the dedicated support of IN2P3-IRES and CESNET-MCC.
VESPA has first been designed in the frame of Europlanet-RI JRA4 work package (IDIS activity).
Additional funding was provided in France by the Action Spécifique Observatoire Virtuel and Programme National de Planétologie / INSU.
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