This is the home for the IVOA Architecture Note that is produced by the Technical Coordination Group (TCG). This document was created and is updated periodically to describe the design concepts behind existing and new IVOA standards. The original note was published in 2010 and updated in 2021. The document is expected to be updated approximately once every three (3) years around the end of a TCG chair's term.
The draft version (2024 update) is:
The released version of this document is: https://www.ivoa.net/Documents/IVOAArchitecture/20211101
Remember to checkout the repository with its submodules.
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/ivoa-std/architecture.git
Then: run "make" and hope you have all the necessary tools installed.
The IVOA Architecture document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.