Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-12-20
Chin.J.Astron.Astrophys.6:379,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in ChJAA (9 pages, 2 figures, 185KB)
Scientific paper
10.1088/1009-9271/6/3/14
VOFilter is an XML based filter developed by the Chinese Virtual Observatory project to transform tabular data files from VOTable format into OpenDocument format. VOTable is an XML format defined for the exchange of tabular data in the context of the Virtual Observatory (VO). It is the first Proposed Recommendation defined by International Virtual Observatory Alliance, and has obtained wide support from both the VO community and many Astronomy projects. OpenOffice.org is a mature, open source, front office applications suite with the advantage of native support of industrial standard OpenDocument XML file format. Using the VOFilter, VOTable files can be loaded in OpenOffice.org Calc, a spreadsheet application, and then displayed and analyzed as other spreadsheet files. Here, the VOFilter acts as a connector, bridging the coming VO with current industrial office applications. Virtual Observatory and technical background of the VOFilter are introduced. Its workflow, installation and usage are presented. Existing problems and limitations are also discussed together with the future development plans.
CUI Chen-Zhou
Dolensky Markus
Genova Francoise
Quinn Peter
Zhao Yong-Heng
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