Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of NewDataProviderExample


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  • NewDataProviderExample

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     1= New Data Provider Example = 
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     3Filling out the [wiki:NewDataProviderQuestionaire New Data Provider Questionaire] can be especially tricky if you serve many disparate data sets, or if data products are distributed using different methods depending on the data set they came from. 
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     5For instance, although SDAC serves both SOHO and TRACE data, the distribution methods are different, as well as the data sets using a different catalog, so there are two seperate data provider records in VSO: 
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     7 * http://vso.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/show_details.pl?provider=SDAC 
     8 * http://vso.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/show_details.pl?provider=SDAC_2 
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     10Other data providers may have data products from a number of observatories or instruments, from many different time ranges, covering a wide variety of data layouts, observed solar region, spectral ranges, and physical observables.  For times like this, a tabular format may be easier to describe your holdings.  For instance, to decribe the NSO holdings available through VSO, as of 2005-June-06: 
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     12{{{ 
     13OBS START, OBS END, SOURCE, INSTRUMENT, OBSERVABLE, WAVE_MIN, WAVE_MAX, WV UNIT, EXTENT 
     141996/02/05 00:00:00, 1999/05/28 13:49:00, EVANS, Spectroheliograph, Intensity,  6563, 6563, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     151996/02/05 00:00:00, 1999/05/28 13:43:00, EVANS, Spectroheliograph, Intensity,  3934, 3934, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     161996/02/05 00:00:00, 1999/05/27 15:00:00, EVANS, Spectroheliograph, Intensity,  6563, 6563, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     171996/02/05 00:00:00, 1999/05/28 13:55:00, EVANS, Spectroheliograph, Intensity,  3934, 3934, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     181976/03/31 00:00:00, 2003/09/28 00:00:00, MCMATH, Solar fts Spectrometer, Intensity,  1800, 220000, ANGSTROM, N/A 
     191974/05/02 00:00:00, 1993/02/03 20:19:00, KPVT, 512-channel Magnetograph, Intensity, 10830, 10830, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     201974/05/02 00:00:00, 1993/02/03 20:19:00, KPVT, 512-channel Magnetograph, equivalent_width, 10830, 10830, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     211992/04/18 00:00:00, 1992/04/18 17:29:00, KPVT, 512-channel Magnetograph, LOS_magnetic_field,  5507, 5507, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     221974/02/01 00:00:00, 1993/04/10 20:03:00, KPVT, 512-channel Magnetograph, LOS_magnetic_field,  8688, 8688, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     231992/04/18 00:00:00, 1992/04/18 17:29:00, KPVT, 512-channel Magnetograph, Intensity,  5507, 5507, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     241974/02/01 00:00:00, 1993/04/10 20:03:00, KPVT, 512-channel Magnetograph, Intensity,  8688, 8688, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     251992/04/21 00:00:00, 1992/11/19 16:10:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, LOS_velocity,  5507, 5507, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     261992/11/19 00:00:00, 1999/12/30 16:09:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, LOS_velocity,  8688, 8688, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     271992/04/21 00:00:00, 1992/11/19 16:10:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, equivalent_width,  5507, 5507, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     281992/11/19 00:00:00, 1999/12/30 16:09:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, equivalent_width,  8688, 8688, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     291992/04/19 00:00:00, 2003/09/21 17:13:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, Intensity, 10830, 10830, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     301992/04/19 00:00:00, 2003/09/21 17:13:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, equivalent_width, 10830, 10830, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     311992/04/21 00:00:00, 1992/11/19 16:10:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, Intensity,  5507, 5507, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     321992/11/19 00:00:00, 1999/12/30 16:09:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, Intensity,  8688, 8688, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     331996/07/06 00:00:00, 2003/09/21 18:10:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, LOS_magnetic_field,  8542, 8542, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     341992/04/21 00:00:00, 1992/11/19 16:10:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, LOS_magnetic_field,  5507, 5507, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     351992/11/19 00:00:00, 2003/09/21 15:40:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, LOS_magnetic_field,  8688, 8688, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     361992/04/21 00:00:00, 1992/11/19 16:10:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, Intensity,  5507, 5507, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     371992/11/19 00:00:00, 1999/12/30 16:09:00, KPVT, Spectromagnetograph, Intensity,  8688, 8688, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     382004/01/02 00:00:00, , SOLIS, vsm, LOS_magnetic_field,  8542, 8542, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     392004/01/02 00:00:00, , SOLIS, vsm, LOS_magnetic_field,  6302, 6302, ANGSTROM, FULLDISK 
     40}}} 
     41 
     42The lack of an end date tells us which datasets are from instruments that are still actively observing. 
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     44For a more recent list, see 
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     46 * http://vso.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/show_details.pl?provider=NSO 
     47 
     48This information helps us to generate a description of your holdings that can be used by the VSO Registry.  The Registry acts like a phone book, so that as users of the system request specific items, the VSO can determine if it's worthwhile to pass the request on to the webservice that handles requests for your archive.