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The data model builds on the ObsCore data model, removing elements
associated to datasets access, not present during the planification phase.
In this way, present standard is focused on the access to metadata related
In this way, the present standard is focused on the access to metadata related
to the planning of a certain observatory, more than in the access to the
scientific data products. Also, the data model will be focused on observation
planification discovery, what is very useful information for
multi-wavelength coordination observations, re-plannig information
multi-wavelength coordination observations, re-planning information
propagation, follow-up of Targets of Opportunity alerts, preparation of
proposals, etc.

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community (minimizing the implementation effort for the observatories) and it
has been efficiently used in operational archives like, e.g., the Gaia Archive.

In current document, we will focus the description of the Data Model, tables
In the current document, we will focus on
the description of the Data Model, tables
and use cases. No deviation from standard TAP or ADQL is foreseen, where TAP
defines the mechanisms to exchange queries and data as well as error messages
and ADQL the query language syntax.
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short-medium plan trying to maximize the relevance of a certain observation
period (e.g., per night or orbit revolution) and taking into account the
constraints of the observatory (e.g., visibility of the object, geometrical
constrains like the Sun or the Earth for space-based observatories, etc).}
constraints like the Sun or the Earth for space-based observatories, etc).}

\item{In case of unexpected events like, e.g., targets of opportunity, the
scheduled plan could be replaced by another one modifying the short or
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In contrast to normal ObsTAP services where most of the metadata is compulsory,
in the case of ObsLocTAP, this cannot always be maintained. In some cases, the
target associated to the observations could still be confidential information
which needs to be hidden due to, e.g., observatories confidentiality constrains.
which needs to be hidden due to, e.g., observatory confidentiality constraints.

The same approach of hidden information status could also be applied to the
instruments or configurations used so the metadata should be present as follows:
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\item{Observational metadata about instrument, spectral coverage and
polarization states should appear with a general default value, describing a
non-detailed mode, but with values that are more general for the exact ones
non-detailed mode, but with values that are more general than the exact ones
to be used during the real observation. For example, a general X-ray spectral
coverage could appear in \textit{em\_min} and \textit{em\_max} for an X-ray
observatory but not the exact details of the instrument mode that will be used
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\subsection{Follow-up of Target of Opportunities}
Observing plans can be tracked with a simple ADQL query sent to the ObsLocTAP
servers described in previous point.
servers described in the previous point.
\par

In order to exactly track changes in the plan due to a known target of
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