The EPN-TAP protocol for the Planetary Science Virtual Observatory

S Erard (1) , B Cecconi (1) , P Le Sidaner (2) , J Berthier (3) , F Henry (1) , M Molinaro (4) , M Giardino (5) , N Bourrel (6) , Nathalie André (7) , M Gangloff (6) , C Jacquey (6) , F Topf (8)

1 LESIA - Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique
2 Observatoire de Paris
3 IMCCE - Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Ephémérides
4 OAT - INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
5 Laboratoire GEOSITLAB Dipartimento delle Scienze della Terra
6 IRAP - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie
7 AOROC - Archéologies d'Orient et d'Occident et Sciences des textes
8 IWF - Space Research Institute of Austrian Academy of Sciences

A Data Access Protocol has been set up to search and retrieve Planetary Science data in general. This protocol will allow the user to select a subset of data from an archive in a standard way, based on the IVOA Table Access Protocol (TAP). The TAP mechanism is completed by an underlying Data Model and reference dictionaries. This paper describes the principle of the EPN-TAP protocol and interfaces, underlines the choices that have been made, and discusses possible evolutions.

Mots clés: Virtual Observatory; Planetary Science; Solar System; Data services; Standards

Domaines: Planète et Univers [physics]; Physique [physics]; Astrophysique [astro-ph]

S Erard, B Cecconi, P Le Sidaner, J Berthier, F Henry, et al.. The EPN-TAP protocol for the Planetary Science Virtual Observatory. Astronomy and Computing, 2014, 7, pp.52 - 61. ⟨10.1016/j.ascom.2014.07.008⟩. ⟨hal-01092953⟩