Written for the Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (to be published in 2000 by Mac Millan and the Institute of Physics Publishing)

DIGITAL SKY SURVEYS: SOFTWARE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES

S. George Djorgovski and Robert J. Brunner

Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology

Table of Contents

DIGITAL SKY SURVEYS: SOFTWARE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES

Survey Pipeline Software

Survey Archive Software

Scientific Analysis and Exploration

Future Directions

Further Readings