SOLAR ORBITER ARCHIVE (SOAR) TABLE ACCESS PROTOCOL (TAP)

     

    Solar Orbiter ARchive (SOAR) content may be accessed through http requests or via the command line (e.g.wget or Python) using Table Access Protocol (TAP: https://www.ivoa.net/documents/TAP/) which has been specified by the International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA: https://www.ivoa.net) and defines a service protocol for accessing general database table data. This subsystem shares the core system of the standard online SOAR graphical user interface, but it is called using scripts, application code, command line tools or just a browser.

    TAP+ is the ESAC Space Data Centre (ESDC: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/esdc/) extension of the Table Access Protocol.

     

    METADATA REQUESTS:

    Metadata information is stored in tables which need to be queried using Astronomical Data Query Language (ADQL: https://www.ivoa.net/documents/ADQL/2.0), which is similar to Structured Query Language (SQL), widely used to query databases.

    Metadata requests can be used for information about data:

    • Dataset and File Search allows the user to discover datasets and files that fulfil certain search criteria.

    For example, this interface could be used by an application/script that retrieves a list of datasets through a metadata request, and then issues a data request for each item on that list in order to retrieve the data files.

    These pages contain details on how to use the different possible requests offered by the SOAR-TAP.

     

    DATA REQUESTS:

    Data retrieval can be handled in different ways depending on what is wanted and how:

    • A Direct or Synchronous Data request allows the user to download data from the archive that fulfil certain search criteria, up to a total (compressed) limit of 50 GB. The package of files are assembled on our server, and then downloaded as soon as it's ready.

    • An Asynchronous Data Request allows the user to download more data up to a total (compressed) limit of 501 GB. The files are assembled on our server and an email will be sent to the user when the package is ready for download. This requires the user to be logged in to an account with a valid email address.

     

     

    Should you have any comment, suggestion or find any problem, please contact us at the

    Solar Orbiter Archive Service Desk or Solar Orbiter Archive help desk

    In order to track your issue, you will need your SOAR credentials; otherwise you will need to make an account.