National Virtual Observatory

Institution name

International Virtual Observatory Alliance

Additional name(s)

• IVOA

Country

International

Type(s) of responsibility

• funding

Type of institution

non-profit

Institution name

National Science Foundation

Additional name(s)

• NSF

Institution identifier(s)

• ROR:021nxhr62

Country

United States

Type(s) of responsibility

• funding

Type of institution

non-profit

Institution name

Space Telescope Science Institute

Additional name(s)

• STTSCI

Country

United States

Type(s) of responsibility

• technical

Type of institution

non-profit

Type of access to research data repository

open

Type of access to data

open

Data license

Public Domain

Type of data upload

restricted

Data upload restriction type(s)

• feeRequired

Remarks

The National Virtual Observatory (NVO) was the predecessor of the VAO. It was a research project aimed at developing the technologies that would be used to build an operational Virtual Observatory. With the NVO era now over, a new organization has been funded in its place, with the explicit goal of creating useful tools for users to take advantage of the groundwork laid by the NVO. To carry on with the NVO's goals, we hereby introduce you to the Virtual Astronomical Observatory http://www.usvao.org/. The NVO project established the foundations for the Virtual Astronomical Observatory. For the latest science capabilities, visit the VAO Website: http://www.usvao.org/

Entry date

2013-04-04

Last update

2024-12-12