ESO Science Archive Facility
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The ESO Science Archive Facility is the European Southern Observatory’s central online repository that stores, manages, and provides community access to observational data from its telescopes and instruments.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7459458 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ESO Science Archive Facility Context triple: [VISTA, dataArchive, ESO Science Archive Facility]
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A.
ESO Directorate of Operations
The ESO Directorate of Operations is the European Southern Observatory division responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the scientific and technical operations of its observatories and telescopes.
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B.
European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental astronomy organization that designs, builds, and operates some of the world’s most advanced ground-based telescopes in the southern hemisphere.
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C.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center is a specialized facility that archives, processes, and distributes astronomical data from ground- and space-based telescopes for the astrophysics research community.
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D.
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive
The NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive is a major astronomical data center that provides access to and tools for analyzing infrared and related multiwavelength observations from numerous space- and ground-based missions.
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E.
VLT Survey Telescope
The VLT Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical survey telescope in Chile designed to conduct large-scale imaging of the southern sky for the European Southern Observatory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ESO Science Archive Facility Target entity description: The ESO Science Archive Facility is the European Southern Observatory’s central online repository that stores, manages, and provides community access to observational data from its telescopes and instruments.
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A.
ESO Directorate of Operations
The ESO Directorate of Operations is the European Southern Observatory division responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the scientific and technical operations of its observatories and telescopes.
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B.
European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental astronomy organization that designs, builds, and operates some of the world’s most advanced ground-based telescopes in the southern hemisphere.
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C.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Data Center is a specialized facility that archives, processes, and distributes astronomical data from ground- and space-based telescopes for the astrophysics research community.
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D.
NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive
The NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive is a major astronomical data center that provides access to and tools for analyzing infrared and related multiwavelength observations from numerous space- and ground-based missions.
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E.
VLT Survey Telescope
The VLT Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical survey telescope in Chile designed to conduct large-scale imaging of the southern sky for the European Southern Observatory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical data archive
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online data repository ⓘ research infrastructure ⓘ |
| accessMode |
online
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programmatic API ⓘ web interface ⓘ |
| archivesDataFrom |
ALMA
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linked to:
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
APEX ⓘ ESO legacy programmes ⓘ
linked to:
ESO long-term programme
ESO public surveys ⓘ La Silla Observatory telescopes ⓘ
linked to:
La Silla Observatory
New Technology Telescope ⓘ Paranal Observatory telescopes ⓘ
linked to:
Paranal Observatory
VISTA ⓘ VLT Interferometer ⓘ
linked to:
ESO VLT Interferometer
VST ⓘ Very Large Telescope ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dataAccessPolicy | proprietary period followed by public release ⓘ |
| dataFormat |
FITS
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catalogue tables ⓘ preview images ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
advanced search filters
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calibration data association ⓘ data preview tools ⓘ long-term curation of science-ready products ⓘ user workspaces for requests ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Archive Query Interface
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Phase 3 data products system ⓘ Raw data archive ⓘ Reduced data archive ⓘ Science Portal ⓘ User authentication system ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Garching bei München
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linked to:
Garching
|
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
European Southern Observatory Data Management and Operations Division
ⓘ
linked to:
ESO Science Archive Facility
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| operatedBy |
European Southern Observatory Science Archive Group
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linked to:
ESO Science Archive Facility
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| operator | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| ownedBy | European Southern Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf |
European Southern Observatory e-infrastructure
ⓘ
linked to:
ESO Science Archive Facility
|
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| purpose |
community access to ESO telescope data
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long-term preservation of ESO observational data ⓘ support for scientific research ⓘ |
| stores |
calibrated data products
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catalogues ⓘ high-level science data products ⓘ imaging data ⓘ interferometric data ⓘ metadata for observations ⓘ raw observational data ⓘ spectroscopic data ⓘ time-series data ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ |
| supports |
Virtual Observatory standards
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linked to:
International Virtual Observatory Alliance
authenticated and anonymous access ⓘ bulk data download ⓘ programmatic queries via scripts ⓘ query by coordinates ⓘ query by programme ID ⓘ query by target name ⓘ |
| userGroup |
broader scientific community
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professional astronomers ⓘ students and educators ⓘ |
| website | http://archive.eso.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ESO Science Archive Facility Description of subject: The ESO Science Archive Facility is the European Southern Observatory’s central online repository that stores, manages, and provides community access to observational data from its telescopes and instruments.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ESO Science Archive Facility
linked to: ESO Science Archive Facility
linked to: ESO Science Archive Facility
linked to: ESO Science Archive Facility
ESO Science Archive Facility
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maintainedBy
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European Southern Observatory Data Management and Operations Division
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linked to: ESO Science Archive Facility
linked to: ESO Science Archive Facility
linked to: ESO Science Archive Facility