Scientific Seminars

The Virtual Observatory: Status, Feature and Dream

Riccardo Smareglia
INAF-OATS

2008-09-10    14:00    Brera - - Cupola Fiore

The International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) was formed in June 2002 with a mission to "facilitate the international coordination and collaboration necessary for the development and deployment of the tools, systems and organizational structures necessary to enable the international utilization of astronomical archives as an integrated and interoperating virtual observatory." After a first period of great hopes, but also of various disappointments, the VO is now ready to be an important tool (instrument) for the astronomical research. To reach this final qualitative leap the feedback from scientific community is essential. To best use the VO technology it's limits and advantages will discuss and explained.