Context#
The VODF forum was created at the end of 2021 as the extension or generalisation of the Gamma Astro Data Formats initiative (GADF). The latter has aimed to build a common data format of the gamma-ray day from IACTs, allowing joint analyses or data sharing with success. The VODF aims to build a commun format for IACTs, WCDs and neutrino detectors with the same objectives. In addition, with the development of Open Science and certified open data repository (e.g. EOSC, SDC), data formats should follow as much as possible the FAIR principles and the IVOA standards.
Governance#
VODF is supported by eleven astroparticle experiments whom representatives have set a governance for the initiative, that can be found here. The different VODF bodies are given the following:
All the meeting notes can be found on The VODF-Meetings GitHub repository.
VODF Steering committee#
Facility |
Category |
Representative |
|---|---|---|
ASTRI |
Pointing γ-ray instrument |
Fabio Pintore |
CTAO |
Pointing γ-ray instrument |
Roberta Zanin |
FACT |
Pointing γ-ray instrument |
Maximilian Linhoff |
Fermi-LAT |
Slewing γ-ray instrument |
Nicola Omodei |
HAWC |
Slewing γ-ray instrument |
Xiaojie Wang |
H.E.S.S. |
Pointing γ-ray instrument |
Bruno Khélifi |
IceCube |
Neutrino detector |
Marcos Santander |
KM3Net |
Neutrino detector |
Kay Graf |
MAGIC |
Pointing γ-ray instrument |
Cosimo Nigro |
SWGO |
Slewing γ-ray instrument |
Andrew Smith |
VERITAS |
Pointing γ-ray instrument |
Amanda Weinstein |
VODF Lead Editors#
Kosack, Karl
Olivera-Nieto, Laura
Schnabel, Jutta
Conveners#
Zanin, Roberta
Khélifi, Bruno