An overview of Hierarchical Progressive Surveys (HiPS) and the HEALPix framework

HiPS utilizes the HEALPix framework and uses it for mapping a sphere (in this case, part of a sky) and compiles / transforms it into tiles and pixels. Of course, this is in context of astronomical data. HiPS emphasizes on usability thus it tries abstract the scientific details while preserving them. ...READ MORE...