**Please note that the previously running instance of ESAP at https://sdc-dev.astron.nl/esap-gui is unsupported and has been put offline. This documentation describes the software and how to run your own instance.**
:clipboard: This wiki describes all the fundamental concepts you need to know in order to work with ESAP, from installation to the customisation of the various services that comprise ESAP.
:clipboard: This wiki describes all the fundamental concepts you need to know in order to work with ESAP, from installation to the customisation of the various services that comprise ESAP.
ESAP is a suite of online data discovery tools that have been developed for the ESCAPE Science Analysis Platform (ESAP). ESCAPE (European Science Cluster of Astronomy & Particle physics ESFRI research infrastructures) brings together the astronomy, astroparticle and particle physics communities to establish a single collaborative cluster of next generation facilities to build the astronomy and particle physics cell of the European Open Science Cloud.
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ESAP is designed to be flexible and extensible with a modular structure that encapsulates its different functional components. The ESAP backend is written in Python using the Django framework and communicates with a Javascript front-end via a REST API.
ESAP is a suite of online data discovery tools that have been developed for the ESCAPE Science Analysis Platform (ESAP). ESCAPE (European Science Cluster of Astronomy & Particle physics ESFRI research infrastructures) brings together the astronomy, astroparticle and particle physics communities to establish a single collaborative cluster of next generation facilities to build the astronomy and particle physics cell of the European Open Science Cloud.
One of the core components of the ESAP is a generic interface that enables discovery of Virtual Observatory (VO) resources by querying the VO registry. Once suitable VO resources have been discovered, ESAP provides a flexible interface to select and retrieve specific subsets of data and stage them for interactive or batch data analysis.
ESAP is designed to be flexible and extensible with a modular structure that encapsulates its different functional components. The ESAP backend is written in Python using the Django framework and communicates with a Javascript front-end via a REST API.
The ESAP data discovery framework also enables support for non-VO data archives with minimal developer effort.
One of the core components of the ESAP is a generic interface that enables discovery of Virtual Observatory (VO) resources by querying the VO registry. Once suitable VO resources have been discovered, ESAP provides a flexible interface to select and retrieve specific subsets of data and stage them for interactive or batch data analysis.
### External Links
The ESAP data discovery framework also enables support for non-VO data archives with minimal developer effort.
*[ESAP: The ESCAPE ESFRI Science Analysis Platform](https://zenodo.org/record/6044637), proceedings of [ADASS XXXI](https://www.adass2021.ac.za)
### Papers and Conference Proceedings
*[Discovering data with the ESCAPE Science Analysis Platform](https://zenodo.org/record/6045774), proceedings of [ADASS XXX](https://adass2020.es)
*[ESAP: The ESCAPE ESFRI Science Analysis Platform](https://zenodo.org/record/6044637), proceedings of [ADASS XXXI](https://www.adass2021.ac.za)
### Project Delierables
*[Discovering data with the ESCAPE Science Analysis Platform](https://zenodo.org/record/6045774), proceedings of [ADASS XXX](https://adass2020.es)
*[ESCAPE D5.1: Preliminary Report on Requirements for ESFRI Science Analysis Use Cases ](https://zenodo.org/record/7546479)
### Project Delierables
*[ESCAPE D5.2: Detailed Project Plan ](https://zenodo.org/record/7546465)
*[ESCAPE D5.3: Performance Assessment of Initial Science Platform Prototype ](https://zenodo.org/record/7546425)
*[ESCAPE D5.1: Preliminary Report on Requirements for ESFRI Science Analysis Use Cases ](https://zenodo.org/record/7546479)
*[ESCAPE D5.4: Final Assessment of the Performance of the Science Platform Prototype ](https://zenodo.org/record/7546418)
*[ESCAPE D5.2: Detailed Project Plan ](https://zenodo.org/record/7546465)
*[ESCAPE D5.3: Performance Assessment of Initial Science Platform Prototype ](https://zenodo.org/record/7546425)
*[ESCAPE D5.4: Final Assessment of the Performance of the Science Platform Prototype ](https://zenodo.org/record/7546418)
