Summary of Virtual Observatory Resource Capabilities

The following table summarises the capabilities (or types of services) that VO Resources provide. The icons shown for each service type are the icons which appear in the VOExplorer list of resources. Clicking the service names which have been written in italics will take you to the appropriate section of the Glossary, where one can find out more details about that particular service.

Service Name	VO Explorer Icon	Further information
ADQL		Catalog query service (Astronomical Data Query Language)
CEA		Remote application (Common Execution Architecture)
Cone Search		Catalog cone search service
Downloadable Table		The resource provides a table that can be downloaded
Organization		This resource represents an organization such as the Wide Field Astronomy Unit at the Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh
SIAP		Image access service (Simple Image Access Protocol)
SSAP		Spectrum access service (Simple Spectrum Access Protocol)
STAP		Time series access service (Simple Time Access Protocol)
Table Metadata		Details about the available tables is provided by the resource
Unspecified service		No service type has been specified for the resource
Web Interface		The resource has a web interface