Table information for 'bdip.epn_core'

General

Table Description: Planetary Images Database

This table is available for ADQL queries and through the TAP endpoint.

Resource Description:

One Century of Planetary Images

The database of planetary images (BDIP) comes from the digitization of photographs collected and preserved by the Center for Photographic Documentation of the planets held by the IAU at the Meudon Observatory in 1961 under the the curation of J.H. Focas (IAUC, 12th General Assembly, Report 1964). A similar center was established at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona, under the responsibility of W.A. Baum. The photographs were duplicated between the two centers.

Approximately 8400 photographs of Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn, acquired between 1890 and 1977, are kept at LESIA. They remain available for research on justified request. The digitization of these planetary photographs was performed by scanning between 1998 and 2000 by the staff of the Documentation Center (R. Boyer, E. Neyvoz et al), in the framework of a project proposed to the Scientific Council of the Paris Observatory by P. Drossart. Care was taken to preserve the best possible definition and photometric linearity of photographs during the scanning procedure. Storage was done using different image formats (JPEG, GIF and TIFF ie, lossy, lossless and uncompressed). Improved techniques for mass storage and network distribution today allow us to provide access to the highest definition images, thereby facilitating research on the evolution of planets, at asecular time scale.

Scientific interest

The scientific interest of the photographic database mainly concerns planetary atmospheric evolution of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus. The evolution of the Martian storms, or the polar caps on Mars, the survey of storms observed on Saturn, or features like the Great Red Spot of Jupiter or oval white spots are among the subjects which triggered on photographs. Such studies can be refined today thanks to digital pictures (Sanchez-Lavega and Battaner, A and A Suppl. Ser., 64, 287, 1986). Some images of Mercury are also available.

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Resource Reference URL: http://www.lesia.obspm.fr/BDIP/bdip.php?PLACE=aff_presentation&LANG=en

Citing this table

To cite the table as such, we suggest the following BibTeX entry:

@MISC{vo:BDIP,
  year=2017,
  title={Planetary Images Database},
  author={Pierre Drossart},
  url={http://voparis-tap-planeto.obspm.fr/tableinfo/bdip.epn_core},
  howpublished={{VO} resource provided by the {PADC} {TAP} Server on voparis-tap-planeto.obspm.fr}
}

Columns

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NameTable Head DescriptionUnitUCD
access_estsize Access_estsize Estimated file size in kbyte. kbyte phys.size;meta.file
access_format Access_format File format type (RFC 6838 Media Type a.k.a. MIME type) N/A meta.code.mime
access_url Access_url URL of the data file, case sensitive. If present, then access_format and access_estsize are mandatory. N/A meta.ref.url;meta.file
bib_reference Bib_reference Bibcode or DOI preferred if available, or other bibliographic identifier or URL N/A meta.bib
c1_resol_max C1_resol_max Resolution in the first coordinate, upper limit deg pos.angResolution;stat.max
c1_resol_min C1_resol_min Resolution in the first coordinate, lower limit. deg pos.angResolution;stat.min
c1max C1max Longitude on body, upper limit deg pos.bodyrc.lon;stat.max
c1min C1min Longitude on body, lower limit. deg pos.bodyrc.lon;stat.min
c2_resol_max C2_resol_max Resolution in the second coordinate, upper limit deg pos.angResolution;stat.max
c2_resol_min C2_resol_min Resolution in the second coordinate, lower limit. deg pos.angResolution;stat.min
c2max C2max Latitude on body, upper limit deg pos.bodyrc.lat;stat.max
c2min C2min Latitude on body, lower limit. deg pos.bodyrc.lat;stat.min
c3_resol_max C3_resol_max Resolution in the third coordinate, upper limit km pos.resolution;stat.max
c3_resol_min C3_resol_min Resolution in the third coordinate, lower limit. km pos.resolution;stat.min
c3max C3max Altitude from reference surface, upper limit km pos.bodyrc.alt;stat.max
c3min C3min Altitude from reference surface, lower limit. km pos.bodyrc.alt;stat.min
creation_date Creation_date Date of first entry of this granule N/A time.creation
dataproduct_type Dataproduct_type The high-level organization of the data product, from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., 'im' for image, sp for spectrum). Multiple terms may be used, separated by # characters. [Note et_prod] N/A meta.code.class
dec Dec Declination deg pos.eq.dec;meta.main
emergence_max Emergence_max Emergence angle during data acquisition, upper limit deg pos.emergenceAng;stat.max
emergence_min Emergence_min Emergence angle during data acquisition, lower limit. deg pos.emergenceAng;stat.min
file_name File_name Name of the data file only, case sensitive N/A meta.id;meta.file
granule_gid Granule_gid Common to granules of same type (e.g. same map projection, or geometry data products). Can be alphanumeric. N/A meta.id
granule_uid Granule_uid Internal table row index, which must be unique within the table. Can be alphanumeric. N/A meta.id
incidence_max Incidence_max Incidence angle (solar zenithal angle) during data acquisition, upper limit deg pos.incidenceAng;stat.max
incidence_min Incidence_min Incidence angle (solar zenithal angle) during data acquisition, lower limit. deg pos.incidenceAng;stat.min
instrument_host_name Instrument_host_name Standard name of the observatory or spacecraft N/A meta.id;instr.obsty
instrument_name Instrument_name Standard name of instrument N/A meta.id;instr
measurement_type Measurement_type UCD(s) defining the data, with multiple entries separated by hash (#) characters. N/A meta.ucd
modification_date Modification_date Date of last modification (used to handle mirroring) N/A time.processing
obs_id Obs_id Associates granules derived from the same data (e.g. various representations/processing levels). Can be alphanumeric, may be the ID of original observation. N/A meta.id;obs
phase_max Phase_max Phase angle during data acquisition, upper limit deg pos.phaseAng;stat.max
phase_min Phase_min Phase angle during data acquisition, lower limit. deg pos.phaseAng;stat.min
processing_level Processing_level Dataset-related encoding, or simplified CODMAC calibration level [Note et_cal] N/A meta.calibLevel
publisher Publisher A short string identifying the entity running the data service used N/A meta.curation
ra Ra Right ascension deg pos.eq.ra;meta.main
release_date Release_date Start of public access period N/A time.release
s_region S_region ObsCore-like footprint, valid for celestial, spherical, or body-fixed frames N/A pos.outline;obs.field
service_title Service_title Title of resource (an acronym really, will be used to handle multiservice results) N/A meta.title
spatial_frame_type Spatial_frame_type Flavor of coordinate system, defines the nature of coordinates. From a controlled vocabulary, where 'none' means undefined. N/A meta.code.class;pos.frame
spectral_range_max Spectral_range_max Spectral range (frequency), upper limit Hz em.freq;stat.max
spectral_range_min Spectral_range_min Spectral range (frequency), lower limit. Hz em.freq;stat.min
spectral_resolution_max Spectral_resolution_max Spectral resolution, upper limit N/A spect.resolution;stat.max
spectral_resolution_min Spectral_resolution_min Spectral resolution, lower limit. N/A spect.resolution;stat.min
spectral_sampling_step_max Spectral_sampling_step_max Spectral sampling step, upper limit Hz em.freq;spect.binSize;stat.max
spectral_sampling_step_min Spectral_sampling_step_min Spectral sampling step, lower limit. Hz em.freq;spect.binSize;stat.min
target_class Target_class Type of target, from a controlled vocabulary. N/A src.class
target_name Target_name Standard IAU name of target (from a list related to target class), case sensitive N/A meta.id;src
thumbnail_url Thumbnail_url URL of a thumbnail image with predefined size (png ~200 pix, for use in a client only) N/A meta.ref.url;meta.preview
time_exp_max Time_exp_max Integration time of the measurement, upper limit s time.duration;obs.exposure;stat.max
time_exp_min Time_exp_min Integration time of the measurement, lower limit. s time.duration;obs.exposure;stat.min
time_max Time_max Acquisition stop time (in JD), as UTC at time_refposition d time.end;obs
time_min Time_min Acquisition start time (in JD), as UTC at time_refposition d time.start;obs
time_sampling_step_max Time_sampling_step_max Sampling time for measurements of dynamical phenomena, upper limit s time.resolution;stat.max
time_sampling_step_min Time_sampling_step_min Sampling time for measurements of dynamical phenomena, lower limit. s time.resolution;stat.min
time_scale Time_scale Defaults to UTC in data services; takes values from http://www.ivoa.net/rdf/time_scale otherwise N/A time.scale

Columns that are parts of indices are marked like this.

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Notes

Copyright and such: This research have been made using BDIP database by P. Drossard and F. Henri (LESIA, Observatoire de Paris-PSL, CNRS)