Spatial analysis for extremely large astronomical databases using dask
Project description
LSDB
LSDB - Large Survey DataBase
A framework to facilitate and enable spatial analysis for extremely large astronomical databases (i.e. querying and crossmatching O(1B) sources). This package uses dask to parallelize operations across multiple HiPSCat partitioned surveys.
Check out our ReadTheDocs site for more information on partitioning, installation, and contributing.
See related projects:
- HiPSCat (on GitHub) (on ReadTheDocs)
- HiPSCat Import (on GitHub) (on ReadTheDocs)
Contributing
See the contribution guide for complete installation instructions and contribution best practices.
Acknowledgements
This project is supported by Schmidt Sciences.
This project is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. AST-2003196.
This project acknowledges support from the DIRAC Institute in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington. The DIRAC Institute is supported through generous gifts from the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences, and the Washington Research Foundation.
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