BACON-PIG Meeting of October 23, 2008

Coordinates: NASA/Goddard Visitor Center, Thursday, October 23, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

PyCon 2008 and SciPy 2008:

Steve Waterbury gave a very brief overview of these conventions (slides to be added soon).

Introductions: Everyone introduced themselves and described briefly how they are using or would like to use Python.

Sensor Observation Service Project:

Ben Welton, an undergraduate student intern at Goddard, presented his project. He is using Python to develop a web service that implements the Sensor Observation Service (SOS) specification to distribute earth observation data in support of Goddard's EO-1 mission.

Space Telescope Science Institute:

Perry Greenfield described how he and the Space Telescope Science Institute got involved in helping to enhance and further develop the Numpy and SciPy libraries.

matplotlib: Michael Droettboom of the Space Telescope Science Institute presented the matplotlib web site, which uses the new Sphinx Python documentation system to excellent effect.

Open discussion:

The group discussed priorities and future meeting plans for the BACON-PIG -- the discussion will be continued on the bacon-pig list.

Coordinates:	NASA/Goddard Visitor Center, Thursday, October 23, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
PyCon 2008 and SciPy 2008:
	Steve Waterbury gave a very brief overview of these conventions (slides to be added soon).
Introductions:	Everyone introduced themselves and described briefly how they are using or would like to use Python.
Sensor Observation Service Project:
	Ben Welton, an undergraduate student intern at Goddard, presented his project. He is using Python to develop a web service that implements the Sensor Observation Service (SOS) specification to distribute earth observation data in support of Goddard's EO-1 mission.
Space Telescope Science Institute:
	Perry Greenfield described how he and the Space Telescope Science Institute got involved in helping to enhance and further develop the Numpy and SciPy libraries.
matplotlib:	Michael Droettboom of the Space Telescope Science Institute presented the matplotlib web site, which uses the new Sphinx Python documentation system to excellent effect.
Open discussion:
	The group discussed priorities and future meeting plans for the BACON-PIG -- the discussion will be continued on the bacon-pig list.

-- Steve Waterbury