A series of technologies that advance the goal of data sharing

Abstract

One of the purposes of a Virtual Observatory is to facilitate data sharing. Data products from the Solar Multi-Channel Telescope and the Solar Radio Telescope at Huairou Solar Observing Station, Beijing, are not only used for solar research but also for solar activity and space environment predictions. To provide these services, we have exploited a number of technologies, which we discuss in this article. These include the setting up of a WWW server, a local area network, network security facility, data processing software, etc. We discuss the implementation of a Virtual Solar Observatory (VSO) and show how it meets various user requirements for unified international metadata. We also discuss future plans for further development of the system.