Astronomical data formats: What we have and how we got here

Mink, Jessica

doi:10.1016/j.ascom.2015.07.001

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“…The implementation of VO interoperability and the advantages of such connectivity will be considered and analyzed further in the case of SlicerAstro. In fact, the SAMP protocol and the FITS format are no longer globally accepted standards (Mink, 2015;. Other scientific fields such as medical imaging can provide insights on how to improve the astronomical standards.…”

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SlicerAstro: A 3-D interactive visual analytics tool for HI data

Punzo

Hulst

Roerdink

et al. 2017

Astronomy and Computing

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SKA precursors are capable of detecting hundreds of galaxies in H I in a single 12 hours pointing. In deeper surveys one will probe more easily faint H I structures, typically located in the vicinity of galaxies, such as tails, filaments, and extraplanar gas. The importance of interactive visualization in data exploration has been demonstrated by the wide use of tools (e.g. Karma, Casaviewer, VISIONS) that help users to receive immediate feedback when manipulating the data. We have developed SlicerAstro, a 3-D interactive viewer with new analysis capabilities, based on traditional 2-D input/output hardware. These capabilities enhance the data inspection, allowing faster analysis of complex sources than with traditional tools. SlicerAstro is an open-source extension of 3DSlicer, a multi-platform open source software package for visualization and medical image processing.We demonstrate the capabilities of the current stable binary release of SlicerAstro, which offers the following features: i) handling of FITS files and astronomical coordinate systems; ii) coupled 2-D/3-D visualization; iii) interactive filtering; iv) interactive 3-D masking; v) and interactive 3-D modeling. In addition, SlicerAstro has been designed with a strong, stable and modular C ++ core, and its classes are also accessible via Python scripting, allowing great flexibility for user-customized visualization and analysis tasks.

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SlicerAstro: A 3-D interactive visual analytics tool for HI data

Punzo

Hulst

Roerdink

et al. 2017

Astronomy and Computing

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“…Interoperability between datasets, formats, and software tools is essential for integrating datasets from multiple sources, and is a continuing challenge for knowledge infrastructures. The FITS format and tools layered upon these standards are showing their age, raising concerns among astronomers for future interoperability (Mink, 2015;Thomas et al, 2015;Wang & Xie, 2020). New tools such as Jupyter Notebooks provide scientists the ability to release executable packages of data, pipelines, and workflows.…”

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From Data Processes to Data Products: Knowledge Infrastructures in Astronomy

Borgman¹,

Wofford²

2021

Harvard Data Science Review

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We explore how astronomers take observational data from telescopes, process them into usable scientific data products, curate them for later use, and reuse data for further inquiry. Astronomers have invested heavily in knowledge infrastructuresrobust networks of people, artifacts, and institutions that generate, share, and maintain specific knowledge about the human and natural worlds. Drawing upon a decade of interviews and ethnography, this article compares how three astronomy groups capture, process, and archive data, and for whom. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is a mission with a dedicated telescope and instruments, while the Black Hole Group and Integrative Astronomy Group (both pseudonyms) are university-based, investigator-led collaborations. Findings are organized into four themes: (1) how these projects develop and maintain their workflows; (2) how they capture and archive their data; (3) how they maintain and repair knowledge infrastructures; and (4) how they use and reuse data products over time. We found that astronomers encode their

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“…First, the research focuses on developing an academic and administrative information system at the Korean Language Ambassador Training and Training Institute. This information system aims to assist the sending of Indonesian workers to South Korea [7]. System development using the extreme programming method with four stages of development planning, design, coding, and testing [7].…”

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“…This information system aims to assist the sending of Indonesian workers to South Korea [7]. System development using the extreme programming method with four stages of development planning, design, coding, and testing [7]. The second research focuses on developing a Hotel Administration Information System [8].…”

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ITERA Astronomical Observatory Information System

2021

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In the current information age, data is a valuable asset for companies [1]. Technological advances encourage the digitization of information in almost all fields of science, including astronomy. Technological developments make it easy to access open data in the public domain. The availability of open data will encourage the acceleration of research. ITERA Astronomical Observatory is an observatory located in Lampung. This observatory is claimed to be the largest in Southeast Asia [3]. To face the challenges in the digitization of information, ITERA Astronomical Observatory plans to build an information system specifically for Storing and handling astronomical data

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Astronomical data formats: What we have and how we got here

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

SlicerAstro: A 3-D interactive visual analytics tool for HI data

SlicerAstro: A 3-D interactive visual analytics tool for HI data

From Data Processes to Data Products: Knowledge Infrastructures in Astronomy

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