The CDS is pleased to announce the version 9 of Aladin Desktop
An overview of the new features is available here
The main evolutions concern the improvements of HiPS (Hierarchical Progressive Survey) and MOC (Multi-Order Coverage map) integration.
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HiPS improvements:
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Faster display (no more GC "stop all" effect)
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Dynamical HiPS tree (highlights available surveys in current view)
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Cube support
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Colormap control for colored HiPS
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HTTPS support
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Multi-site auto selection
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Hipsgen improvements: fully multi-threaded, Obscore revamp, MIRROR and RGB actions, ADD mode, index.html, new parameters: tileOrder, maxRatio,shape & polygon, HEALPix FITS map support (any NSIDE, NESTED or RING), live (incremental construction)
=> cf doc [Make your HiPS in 10 steps](https://aladin.cds.unistra.fr/hips/HipsIn10Steps.gml) -
MOC improvements: full MOC adaptative drawing, draw MOC script command
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Colormap: new controller (HDR icon, localcut button)
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Fullscreen widgets: Easier fullscreen control
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Projections: new projections: SCAMP PV, TPV, SINSIP
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Constellations: constellation area display
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PDS: improvement of Planetary Data System image support (LSB,PREFIX,SUFFIX...)
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IVOA support improvements: ObsTAP & SIAv2 result support
Additionnally, the Aladin FAQ has been updated (see additions in brown color)