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| Paper: |
Towards Reliable and Productive Astronomical Data Archives |
| Volume: |
532, ASTRONOMICAL DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE AND SYSTEMS XXX |
| Page: |
163 |
| Authors: |
Furusawa, H.; Takata, T.; Shirasaki, Y. |
| Abstract: |
Astronomical data archives are an essential infrastructure for
astronomical activities, and indispensable records of every single
moment of the universe – a heritage of humanity.
Despite the consensus on their importance, it has been a long-lasting
issue to secure human and computing resources for maintaining and
improving functionality of the data archives. Recently, the situation
has been more challenging, as each community is required to
accommodate forthcoming big projects.
Specifically in the Japanese community, we have started to investigate
demands and optimal ways of operation for reliable and productive
Optical-infrared data archives to overcome the difficult situation.
The current discussion indicates importance of understanding achievements
and strengths of the data archives, making data available to public,
and defining responsibilities of both data providers and archivers.
An unofficial survey for several archive people implicates that
the US and European archives, stable and successful achievements with
archival data, have convinced the local community, which leads to proper
evaluation and financial support. |
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