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THE IMCCE VIRTUAL OBSERVATORY
SOLAR SYSTEM PORTAL
Observatoire de Paris / CNRS

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Welcome to the IMCCE Virtual Observatory Solar System portal
(Click the figure to access the service of your choice, or navigate through the services with the menu above)

SSODNet SkyBoT Miriade Skybot3D AstroId SsoTEP VO SSO Portal

.: The IMCCE VO project

The IMCCE is a research institute of the Paris Observatory of Paris, associated with the CNRS (UMR8028), whose work concerns mainly the dynamic and planetologic studies of the bodies of the solar system and of the terrestrial environment: planets, natural satellites, asteroids, comets and meteoroids. For this reason, IMCCE has the ambition to place at the disposal of the Virtual observatory its knowledge and its expertise concerning the dynamics and the physics of the bodies of the solar system through databases, ephemeris computation services, tools of simulation, and numerical computation services fully compliant with the interoperability concept of the Virtual Observatory.

The first stage of VO-IMCCE project consisted, in 2003, to carry out an interconnection between VizieR (CDS) and the IMCCE service of calculation of ephemerides for the asteroids. In 2004, we began the development of tools and services in the framework of the Virtual Observatory. In particular, we carried out the development of the SkyBoT service of research and identification of solar system bodies in an unspecified area of the sky. This service was put in production in January 2006 through the VO portal Aladin (CDS), through Web service and query forms on the IMCCE web site, and through various softwares (WCS tools, Audela).

In 2006 and 2007, we undertook the development of five other VO services of which we constructed prototypes. They will be put gradually in production between 2008 and 2010. The figure above shows the main services that are proposed on the portal.

.: Credit and partners

The VO Solar System Portal is developed by the VO team of the IMCCE, with the support of the VO Paris Data Centre of the Paris observatory, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) through the project ASOV-France (Action Spécifique Observatoire Virtuel), and the Ministère de l'Education Nationale.

The VO Solar System Portal could be developed thanks to the efforts of the international astronomical community, through the International Virtual Observatory alliance (IVOA), which led to the construction of the Virtual Observatory. We are thankful, in particular, for the technical and human assistance brought by the European Virtual Observatory (EURO-VO) project and the Centre de Données astronomique de Strasbourg (CDS).

.: Terms and Conditions of Use

If you (want to) use the IMCCE VO Web Services, it is strongly recommended that you register to get the last informations. Read also the using conditions hereafter before any use of the services. By using the Query forms, Web Services and any other methods which involved the IMCCE VO services, you acknowledge having read and hereby agree to all terms and conditions:

Using Conditions of the VO Services of the
Institut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides
(Observatoire de Paris - CNRS - Bureau des longitudes)

In accordance with the international conventions about intellectual property rights this software and associated documentation files (the "Software") is protected. The rightholder authorizes: the reproduction and representation as a private copy or for educational and research purposes outside any lucrative use, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice shall be included.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON INFRINGEMENT, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BARGAIN OR IMPOSSIBILITY TO USE SUCH SOFWARE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RIGHTHOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

For any other exploitation contact the rightholder.