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VO-Software for Astronomers

In this section, scientists can find available VO-compatible applications for their immediate use to do science. The level of maturity of the applications depends on a high degree on the level of maturity of the corresponding IVOA protocols and standards, and care must be taken when using them for publications.
As a consequence of the flexibility of the standards, several of the applications might overlap in functionality.

Latest Releases: TOPCAT v3.9 (October 2011), STILTS v2.4 (October 2011), VOPlot v1.7 (September 2011), VOSED v2.0 (May 2011)

The Aladin team is pleased to announce the creation of an Aladin mailing list.

Mailing list for TOPCAT and friends
Application / Version
(in alphabetical order)
Aladin
v7.015a (March 2011)
Datascope
v3.3 (April 2010)
Montage
Octet
Open SkyQuery
SkyView
Specview
2.15 (August 2011)
SPLAT
3.9.0 (May 2009)
TOPCAT/STILTS
3.9/2.4 (October 2011)
VisIVO
1.5.7.1 (May 2009)
VOConvert
1.0 (June 2006)
VODesktop
1.3.2 (February 2010)
VOEventNet
VOPlot
1.7 (September 2011)
VOStat
1.1 (November 2008)
VOSA
2.2.0 (March 2011)
VOSED
2.0 (May 2011)
VOServices (Footprint, Spectrum, Filters, ...)
2.1.0.0
VOSpec
V6 (January 2010)
WCSFixer
Functionality
Search for Images:
Aladin, Datascope, SkyView, VODesktop
Search for Spectra:
Aladin, Datascope, SPLAT, Specview, VOServices, VOSpec
Search for Catalogues:
Aladin, Datascope, TOPCAT, VODesktop
Image visualisation:
Aladin, SkyView
Spectra visualisation:
SPLAT, Specview, VOServices, VOSpec
Catalogues visualisation:
Aladin, TOPCAT, VOPlot
Cross-correlation:
Aladin, Open SkyQuery, STILTS, TOPCAT
Scatter, 3D plots and histograms:
TOPCAT, VOPlot
Statistics:
VOStat
Footprint Service:
Aladin, VOServices
Table format conversion:
TOPCAT, VOConvert
Filter curves:
VOServices
SED building:
VOSA, VOSED, VOSpec
Fixing WCS:
Aladin, WCSFixer
Other VO-compliant tools
DS9: Image visualiasation
GOSSIP: SED fitting
Mirage: Table visualisation
VirGO: Search for Images and Spectra
Browse the Registries
EURO-VO Registry
NVO Registry
or use VODesktop
Manuals, Tutorials, How-tos
Aladin User manual
Datascope how to
Montage help
Open SkyQuery help
SkyView documentation
Specview examples
SPLAT documentation
STILTS documentation
TOPCAT documentation
VisIVO how to
VODesktop how to
VOSpec User manual

Link to the old software page

IVOA Applications Working Group

Also visit the Applications Working Group pages on the IVOA twiki, where you can find more VO applications in different levels of maturity.

Historical Software

AVO Prototype A tool that allows Image manipulation of resources from within the VO. Other utilities can be accessed from the tool. It was used at the latest AVO Demonstration in 2005. This tool was based on an earlier version of Aladin (see above)

last updated: 28-Oct-2011 co-funded project