NASA/Goddard Visitor Center, Thursday, October 23, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Introductions: Everyone introduced themselves and described briefly how they are using or would like to use Python.
PyCon 2008 and SciPy 2008: Steve Waterbury gave a very brief overview of these conventions.
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.