A research team led by Dr. ZHANG Hailong from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has established the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory Data Center (XAODC) based on the virtual observatory standard, which can share the astronomical observation data to the public.
Related results were published in Astronomy and Computing.
In the process of astronomical observation, massive observational data are generated, which are the basis for promoting the development of astronomical research. The Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory has carried out astronomical observation for several decades and accumulated large amount of useful observational data.
"In the future, research on the management of massive astronomical observation data will be of great significance to archiving and publishing massive data generated by large aperture telescopes," said Dr. ZHANG.
The researchers developed the observational data retrieval and online crossmatch services for the NanShan 25-m Radio Telescope (NSRT) pulsars, molecular spectral lines, active galactic nuclei data, and the Nanshan One-meter Wide field Telescope (NOWT) data.
Moreover, the data services of XAODC are registered with the International Virtual Observatory Alliance. Users can obtain all metadata information of the data center through standard Virtual Observatory tools and browsers.
