TheCentre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS;English translation:Strasbourg Astronomical Data Centre) is a data centre which collects and distributesastronomical information.[1][2] It was established in 1972 under the nameCentre de Données Stellaires by the National Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (INAG).
The on-line services currently provided by the CDS include:[1][2]
SIMBAD, a database of astronomical objects. It is the main service for the identification and bibliography of astronomical objects, vizier, which collects astronomical catalogs and tables published in academic newspapers, and Aladdin, an interactive atlas of the sky that allows to visualize astronomical images from the soil and spatial observatories or supplied by the user, and data from CDS services or other databases such as NED.
VizieR, a service for astronomical catalogues and data associated with publications.
Aladin, an interactive sky atlas and image database.
This is one of the actors of theInternational Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA), which develops the necessary standards to ensure the interoperability of archives and astronomical services.[4]
^abAllen, M. G. (October 2019). Molinaro, Marco; Shortridge, Keith; Pasian, Fabio (eds.).The Centre de Données Astronomiques de Strasbourg - a Science Driven Data Centre. Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXVI, proceedings of a conference held (16-20 October 2016) at Stazione Marittima Conference Centre, Trieste, Italy. ASP Conference Series. Vol. 521. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific. p. 741.Bibcode:2019ASPC..521..741A.
^Fernique, Pierre; Allen, M. G. (July 2022). Ruiz, Jose Enrique; Pierfedereci, Francesco; Teuben, Peter (eds.).Data Interoperability - The CDS Experience. Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXX. Proceedings of a virtual conference held 8-12 November 2020. ASP Conference Series. Vol. 532. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific. p. 419.Bibcode:2022ASPC..532..419F.
