This is an IVOA Note expressing suggestions from and
opinions of the authors. It is intended to share best
practices, possible approaches, or other perspectives on
interoperability with the Virtual Observatory. It should
not be referenced or otherwise interpreted as a standard
specification.
This is an IVOA Working Draft for review by IVOA members
and other interested parties. It is a draft document and
may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents
at any time. It is inappropriate to use IVOA Working Drafts
as reference materials or to cite them as other than "work
in progress".
This is an IVOA Proposed Recommendation made available for
public review. It is appropriate to reference this document
only as a recommended standard that is under review and
which may be changed before it is accepted as a full
Recommendation.
This document has been reviewed by IVOA Members and other
interested parties, and has been endorsed by the IVOA
Executive Committee as an IVOA Recommendation. It is a
stable document and may be used as reference material or
cited as a normative reference from another document.
IVOA's role in making the Recommendation is to draw
attention to the specification and to promote its
widespread deployment. This enhances the functionality and
interoperability inside the Astronomical Community.
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