Title
Enhanced Management of Personal Astronomical Data with FITSManager
Abstract
Although the roles of data centers and computing centers are becoming more and more important, and on-line research is becoming the mainstream for astronomy, individual research based on locally hosted data is still very common. With the increase of personal storage capacity, it is easy to find hundreds to thousands of FITS files in the personal computer of an astrophysicist. Because Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) is a professional data format initiated by astronomers and used mainly in the small community, data management toolkits for FITS files are very few. Astronomers need a powerful tool to help them manage their local astronomical data. Although Virtual Observatory (VO) is a network oriented astronomical research environment, its applications and related technologies provide useful solutions to enhance the management and utilization of astronomical data hosted in an astronomer’s personal computer. FITSManager is such a tool to provide astronomers an efficient management and utilization of their local data, bringing VO to astronomers in a seamless and transparent way. FITSManager provides fruitful functions for FITS file management, like thumbnail, preview, type dependent icons, header keyword indexing and search, collaborated working with other tools and online services, and so on. The development of the FITSManager is an effort to fill the gap between management and analysis of astronomical data.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1016/j.newast.2011.06.009
New Astronomy
Keywords
Field
DocType
Methods: data management,Techniques: Virtual Observatory,Astronomical data bases
Thumbnail,Astronomy,Astronomer,World Wide Web,Personal computer,Search engine indexing,Header,Sextant (astronomical),Data management,Physics,Virtual observatory
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
17
2
1384-1076
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Chenzhou Cui1155.24
Dongwei Fan200.68
Yongheng Zhao352.28
Ajit Kembhavi400.68
Boliang He502.03
Zihuang Cao600.68
Jian Li700.34
Deoyani Nandrekar800.34