Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude Pixelization

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sky pixelization scheme
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:HEALPix
gptkbp:advantage hierarchical data structure
equal area pixelization
fast spherical harmonic transforms
gptkbp:developedBy M. Bartelmann
A.J. Banday
B.D. Wandelt
E. Hivon
F.K. Hansen
K.M. Górski
M. Reinecke
gptkbp:feature hierarchical structure
iso-latitude rings
equal area pixels
gptkbp:firstPublished 2005
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude Pixelization
gptkbp:openSource yes
gptkbp:pixelizationType spherical
gptkbp:pixelShape quadrilateral
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Astrophysical_Journal
gptkbp:software gptkb:Python
gptkb:Fortran
gptkb:C++
C
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Planck_mission
gptkb:SDSS
gptkb:WMAP_mission
gptkbp:usedFor mapping the celestial sphere
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:website https://healpix.sourceforge.io/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HEALPix
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8