Efficient data structures for masks on 2D grids [IMA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1505.04632


This article discusses various methods of representing and manipulating arbitrary coverage information in two dimensions, with a focus on space- and time-efficiency when working with these coverages, storing them on disk and transmitting them between computers. While these considerations were originally motivated by the specific task of representing sky coverage and catalogue cross-matching for astronomical surveys, they can be profitably applied in many other situations as well.

Read this paper on arXiv…

M. Reinecke and E. Hivon
Tue, 19 May 15
70/78

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