epn-tap services: using topcat as a client
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EPN-TAP services: Using TopCat as a clientS. Erard, B. Cecconi, P. Le Sidanerv1.1, 20/7/2012
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Launch TopCathttp://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mbt/topcat/topcat-full.jnlp
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Open Table / query remote database
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Enter keyword and select service from registry,
or enter EPN-TAP URL
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Enter ADQL query
Select table
Current services: BDIP APIS Titan profiles Mars profiles
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Display table[shows data description]
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Browse table, select elements
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Configure activation[click on button to invoke action menu]
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If results = image previews are available[2 different viewers]
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Click table elements
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Other options available if FITS images with WCS coordinates[grid, background sky…]
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Other formats supported
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Image analysis using Aladin[to be started independently]
http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/
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If result = spectra plot / analysis using VOspec, etc…[to be started independently]http://www.sciops.esa.int/index.php?project=SAT&page=vospec
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If results are numbers can be viewed as VOTable
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VOTable can be read[ascii files]
[copy URL for next step]
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The VOTable can be open in TopCat[paste URL in Open dialog]
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This new table contains the data themselves
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TopCat can plot a variety of data types
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The VOTable can be transmitted to other VO ploting tools[or paste URL in VOplot's Open dialog]
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VOplot offers other plotting services[click "plot" in right menu]
http://vo.iucaa.ernet.in/%7Evoi/voplotws/voplot.jnlp
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