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The Gaia Era: synergy between space missions and ground based surveys

Astrophysics 2008-12-02 v1

Abstract

The Gaia mission is expected to provide highly accurate astrometric, photometric, and spectroscopic measurements for about 10910^9 objects. Automated classification of detected sources is a key part of the data processing. Here a few aspects of the Gaia classification process are presented. Information from other surveys at longer wavelengths, and from follow-up ground based observations will be complementary to Gaia data especially at faint magnitudes, and will offer a great opportunity to understand our Galaxy.

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@article{arxiv.0812.0293,
  title  = {The Gaia Era: synergy between space missions and ground based surveys},
  author = {A. Vallenari and R. Sordo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.0293},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

To appear in "Tumbling, Twisting, and Winding Galaxies: Pattern Speeds along the Hubble Sequence", E. M. Corsini and V. P. Debattista (eds.), Memorie della Societa` Astronomica Italiana