AstroGrid
Encyclopedia
AstroGrid is a £7.7M project which built a data-grid
for UK
astronomy
, forming part of the UK contribution to the International Virtual Observatory
. AstroGrid announced its first full production release on 1 April 2008.
Despite this, AstroGrid has lost its funding and is currently threatened with closure due to the £80 million gap in the STFC
's budget.
Grid computing
Grid computing is a term referring to the combination of computer resources from multiple administrative domains to reach a common goal. The grid can be thought of as a distributed system with non-interactive workloads that involve a large number of files...
for UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
, forming part of the UK contribution to the International Virtual Observatory
IVOA
The International Virtual Observatory Alliance or IVOA is a worldwide scientific organisation formed in June 2002. Its mission is to facilitate international coordination and collaboration necessary for enabling global and integrated access to data gathered by astronomical observatories. An...
. AstroGrid announced its first full production release on 1 April 2008.
Despite this, AstroGrid has lost its funding and is currently threatened with closure due to the £80 million gap in the STFC
Science and Technology Facilities Council
The Science and Technology Facilities Council is a UK government body that carries out civil research in science and engineering, and funds UK research in areas including particle physics, nuclear physics, space science and astronomy .-History:It was formed in April 2007 as a merger of the Particle...
's budget.