DocumentCode
1026390
Title
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Archive Server
Author
NEILSEN, Eric H., Jr.
Author_Institution
Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia
Volume
10
Issue
1
fYear
2008
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
17
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computing in Science & Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1521-9615
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCSE.2008.16
Filename
4418765
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