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A protocol standard for heterogeneous telescope networks
Author(s) -
Allan A.,
Hessman F.,
Bischoff K.,
Burgdorf M.,
Cavanagh B.,
Christian D.,
Clay N.,
Dickens R.,
Economou F.,
Fadavi M.,
Fraser S.,
Granzer T.,
Grosvenor S.,
Jenness T.,
Koratkar A.,
Lehner M.,
Mottram C.,
Naylor T.,
Saunders E.,
Solomos N.,
Steele I.,
Tuparev G.,
Vestrand T.,
White R.,
Yost S.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.200610625
Subject(s) - interoperability , protocol (science) , instrumentation (computer programming) , telescope , software , interface (matter) , computer science , service (business) , data exchange , remote sensing , systems engineering , physics , operating system , astronomy , engineering , world wide web , geography , medicine , alternative medicine , economy , bubble , pathology , maximum bubble pressure method , economics
The scientific need for a standard protocol permitting the exchange of generic observing services is rapidly escalating as more observatories adopt service observing as a standard operating mode and as more remote or robotic telescopes are brought on‐line. To respond to this need, we present the results of the first interoperability workshop for Heterogeneous Telescope Networks (HTN) held in Exeter. We present a draft protocol, designed to be independent of the specific instrumentation and software that controls the remote and/or robotic telescopes, allowing these telescopes to appear to the user with a unified interface despite any underlying architectural differences. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)