Experimental Astronomy· 2012Q2
The Kilo-Degree Survey
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Short summary
The Kilo Degree Survey (KiDS) has commissioned the OmegaCAM wide-field imager on the VLT Survey Telescope to conduct a 1500 square degree optical imaging survey.
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Key points
- KiDS is a 1500 square degree optical imaging survey.
- It uses the OmegaCAM wide-field imager on the VLT Survey Telescope.
- Astro-WISE is the primary tool for team collaboration, data sharing, calibration, and archiving.
- The system enables a dynamic 'live archive' for improved data product delivery.
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Abstract
The Kilo Degree Survey (KiDS) is a 1500 square degree optical imaging survey with the recently commissioned OmegaCAM wide-field imager on the VLT Survey Telescope (VST). A suite of data products will be delivered to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the community by the KiDS survey team. Spread over Europe, the KiDS team uses Astro-WISE as its main tool to collaborate efficiently and pool hardware resources. In Astro-WISE the team shares, calibrates and archives all survey data. The data-centric architectural design realizes a dynamic ‘live archive’ in which new KiDS survey products of improved quality can be shared with the team and eventually the full astronomical community in a flexible and controllable manner.
The authors' abstract, as published at the source. Experimental Astronomy, 2012 · DOI ↗
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