Title :
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Archive Server
Author :
NEILSEN, Eric H., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia
Abstract :
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey´s data archive server (DAS) provides public access to data files produced by the SDSS data reduction pipeline. This article discusses challenges in public distribution of data of this complexity and how the project addressed them.
Keywords :
astronomical surveys; astronomy computing; cataloguing; data reduction; information retrieval; object detection; pattern classification; Sloan Digital Sky Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey data archive server; astronomical survey; data archive server; data classification; data file; data reduction pipeline; object catalog; object detection; public access; public data files access; sky images; Cameras; Content addressable storage; Databases; Extraterrestrial measurements; Object detection; Optical fiber cables; Pipelines; Position measurement; Software measurement; Spectroscopy; Keywords: Sloan Digital Sky Survey Science Archive; SDSS; astronomy; database management systems; large-scale databases;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2008.16
