RE: Common and uncommon goals and software

[Tom Droege <tdroege@veriomail.com>]

Does anyone object to agreeing that we will use ASCII FITS tables to 
exchange data?

If there are no objections, I will make it a "rule".  Ah! but we don't have 
rules in tass.

  Since we don't have rules, the only way to do this is for some of us to 
start exchanging data in FITS tables.  I don't at the moment know what that 
looks like, but it is probably not all that inefficient.

So the only way in tass that standards get set is by inertia.  Some of us 
start using some relatively good technique.   After a while it becomes too 
bothersome to switch to some only slightly better new method.  That is how 
we get a standard.  But it is always possible to break a "rule" if it 
really is better for all.

At least this is my scheme as to how to do it.

Tom Droege

At 05:53 PM 11/3/00 -0800, you wrote:

>Your description below outlines my ideal perfect world solution.
>However getting everyone to agree that one thing, no matter what it
>is, is best will be hard.  It may happen who knows, I just
>doubt it.
>
>What I think we _REALLY_ have to do is standardize a set of data
>interchange standards.  I have one now: FITS.  We have agreed
>on a FITS image standard.  Next we have to agree in a format
>for exchanging star lists.  (I propose ASCII FITS tables.)
>Then we will want a format for database to database exchanges.
>so that we can share data that has been combined from many images.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Creager, Robert S [mailto:CreagRS@LOUISVILLE.STORTEK.COM]
> > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 11:16 AM
> > To: tass@listserv.wwa.com
> > Subject: Common and uncommon goals and software
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I've a question which will either beat me into submission, or
> > something
> > else.  When folks are talking about data reductions, the
> > thread seems to
> > ends up about how everyone is doing something different, and if a data
> > reduction pipeline is set up, it's possible that only the
> > person who set it
> > up will use it.
> > <<DELETED>>