Fpack and Funpack User's Guide: FITS Image Compression Utilities
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2011-12-13 v1
Abstract
Fpack is a utility program for optimally compressing images in the FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) data format (see http://fits.gsfc.nasa.gov). The associated funpack program restores the compressed image file back to its original state (if a lossless compression algorithm is used). (An experimental method for compressing FITS binary tables is also available; see section 7). These programs may be run from the host operating system command line and are analogous to the gzip and gunzip utility programs except that they are optimized for FITS format images and offer a wider choice of compression options.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1112.2671,
title = {Fpack and Funpack User's Guide: FITS Image Compression Utilities},
author = {William Pence and Rob Seaman and Rick White},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.2671},
year = {2011}
}
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12 pages