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Software Libraries

Okay, so you find our VO services great but now your want to write your own application that runs on your machine? These services were built on top of the libraries below. You'll find more information on their sites:

Spherical Geometry Toolkit with HTM

This is core engine that deals with sky coverage and footprints. The Spherical Library provides an efficient and accurate mathematical representation of shapes on the celestial sphere. Shapes of arbitrary complexity and size can be dynamically created from simple building blocks, whose exact area is also analytically computed.

The Hierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) builds our new spherical geometry routines to speed up spatial searches. Both toolkits come with wrappers that provide extensions to SQL Server for all database users. If you ever queried the SDSS, GALEX, HLA or the UKIDSS archives, chances are that you have used these SQL routines.

URL: http://voservices.net/spherical

SQL Server Array Library

COMING SOON! A unique extension to SQL Server that provides multi-dimensional arrays for database users. The software package includes routines for managing arrays as well as LAPACK and FFTW routines right where you data are.

URL: http://voservices.net/sqlarray

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