]> 2012-02-10T17:06:37-05:00 The virtual solar-terrestrial observatory production release In the Virtual Solar-Terrestrial Observatory (VSTO) project, we are providing an production electronic repository of observational data spanning the solar-terrestrial physics domain: from the solar upper atmosphere to the terrestrial upper atmosphere with very diverse data holdings. We have implemented tools and infrastructure for accessing and using the data based on a semantic web framework. In this presentation, we describe the design, current and planned production releases, and the technical infroastructure. We also present what we have learned about the processes involved in developing VSTO and the required semantics including: the level of scientific detail needed to be encoded in the ontologies, how they affect the framework architecture, choice of technologies and service interfaces. VSTO is an NSF-funded joint effort between the High Altitude Observatory and the Scientific Computing Division at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and McGuinness Associates Consulting. inproceedings American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting (AGU2006) west2006the The Virtual Solar-Terrestrial Observatory Production Release 2006 Year Title Natural science Tag Eos Trans. AGU 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract IN54A-03 Note December Month Key Booktitle Bibtype Don Middleton Jose M. Garcia J. Anthony Darnell James L. Benedict Deborah L. McGuinness Peter Fox Luca Cinquini Patrick West Author San Francisco, Ca. Address Abstract Publication Proceeding Paper Conference Paper