Aladin V9 announcement

[Pierre Fernique]

Dear Aladin users, dear IVOA members,

The CDS is pleased to announce the *version 9 of Aladin Desktop*.
http://aladin.unistra.fr/AladinDesktop


An overview of the new features is available here: 
http://aladin.unistra.fr/java/NewInV9.png
The main evolutions concern the improvements of HiPS (Hierarchical 
Progressive Survey) and MOC (Multi-Order Coverage map) integration.

  * *HiPS improvements* :

      o Faster display (no more GC "stop all" effect)
      o Dynamical HiPS tree (highlights available surveys in current view)
      o Cube support
      o Colormap control for colored HiPS
      o HTTPS support
      o Multi-site auto selection
      o *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/" =>
        http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/hips/HipsIn10Steps.gml

  * *MOC improvements*: full MOC adaptative drawing, draw MOC script command
  * *Colormap*: new controller (HDR icon, localcut button)
  * *Fullscreen widgets*: Easier fullscreen control
  * *Projections*: new projections: SCAMP PV, TPV, SINSIP
  * *Constellations*: constellation area display
  * *PDS*: improvement of Planetary Data System image support
    (LSB,PREFIX,SUFFIX...)
  * *IVOA support improvements*: ObsTAP & SIAv2 result support

Additionnally, the Aladin FAQ has been updated (see additions in brown 
color) => http://aladin.unistra.fr/java/FAQ.html

Pierre Fernique
on behalf of the Aladin team


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