Year: 2007
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: The Spitzer Science Center (SSC) provides a set of user tools to \nsupport search and retrieval of Spitzer Archive (SA) data via the Internet. This \npresentation describes the software architecture and design principles that support \nthe Archive Interface subsystem of the SA (Handley 2007). The Archive \nInterface is an extension of the core components of the Uplink subsystem and \nprovides a set web services to allow open access to the SA data set. Web services \ntechnology provides a basis for searching the archive and retrieving data \nproducts. The archive interface provides three modes of access: a rich client, a \nWeb browser, and scripts (via Web services). The rich client allows the user to \nperform complex queries and submit requests for data that are asynchronously \ndown-loaded to the local workstation. Asynchronous down-load is a critical feature \ngiven the large volume of a typical data set (on the order of 40 GB). For \nbasic queries and retrieval of data the Web browser interface is provided. For \nadvanced users, scripting languages with web services capabilities (i.e. Perl) can \nused to query and down-load data from the SA. The archive interface subsystem \nis the primary means for searching and retrieving data from the SA and is \ncritical to the success of the Spitzer Space Telescope.
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1628528211