Working Groups

In accordance to the IHDEA mission as described in its Charter and its Bylaws, the work of the IHDEA can be organized into different working groups (WGs) that serve as focal points for various IHDEA activities designed to achieve its stated goals. To that end, the IHDEA community is actively participating to the following working groups

  • Coordinate Systems Standardisation
    • Goal is to describe coordinate systems in unambiguous terms, especially where reference models differ over time [e.g. GSM (IGRF-12 vs IGRF-13)].
  • Data Access Layer
    • Goal is to improve the Heliophysics API (HAPI), Table Access Protocol (TAP) and Virtual Solar Observatory (VSO) services and to expand adoption of supporting servers at more data centers.
  • DOI for Science
    • Goal is to define the process for obtaining datasets' DOI and the coordination of the task amoung the data centers.
  • Heliophysics Semantics and Capabilities
    • The purpose is to align and accelerate ongoing efforts to represent Heliophysics knowledge. Goals include the construction of a glossary/dictionary for Heliophysics, the development of crosswalks from Helio data models to other community semantic resources, fostering the creation of semnatic tools in heliophysics, and to serve as a forum for more sustained and cross-group and -domain exchange.
  • Python Adoption
    • Goal is to survey the use of Python in the Heliophysics domain and report on tools, services and web sites, especially through the Python in Heliophysics (PyHC) initiative
  • Science Platforms Coordination
    • Goal is to develop international standard software computing environments for Heliophysics.
  • SPASE Information Model
    • Goal is the improvement of the SPASE Information Model for describing observational and derived data, and for describing simulation models, simulations runs, and simulation output (inc. NASA Community Coordinated Modeling Center or CCMC, ESA Virtual Space Weather Modelling Centre, VSWMC and European Union supported Integrated Medium for Planetary Exploration or IMPEx). In particular, defining metadata for simulation models and generated data, as well as defining a standard for an execution interface.

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