[Debian-astro-maintainers] Fwd: Bug#826164: ITP: healpix-java -- HEALPix representation of spherical data - Java library

[Singer, Leo P. (GSFC-661.0)[UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION]]

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> From: Leo Singer <leo.singer at ligo.org>
> Subject: Bug#826164: ITP: healpix-java -- HEALPix representation of spherical data - Java library
> Date: June 2, 2016 at 4:25:47 PM EDT
> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit at bugs.debian.org>
> Resent-From: Leo Singer <leo.singer at ligo.org>
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> Resent-Cc: <leo.singer at ligo.org>, <debian-devel at lists.debian.org>, <wnpp at debian.org>
> Reply-To: Leo Singer <leo.singer at ligo.org>, <826164 at bugs.debian.org>
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> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Leo Singer <leo.singer at ligo.org>
> 
> * Package name    : healpix-java
>  Version         : 3.30
>  Upstream Author : Martin Reinecke <martin at mpa-garching.mpg.de>
> * URL             : http://healpix.sourceforge.net
> * License         : GPL-2+
>  Programming Lang: Java
>  Description     : HEALPix representation of spherical data - Java library
> 
> HEALPix is an acronym for Hierarchical Equal Area isoLatitude
> Pixelization of a sphere. As suggested in the name, this pixelization
> produces a subdivision of a spherical surface in which each pixel covers
> the same surface area as every other pixel. It is commonly used to store
> all-sky astronomical images, most famously maps of the cosmic microwave
> background.
> 
> This package provides the Java language implementation of HEALPix.
> 
> 
> Ole Streicher requested a Debian package for healpix-java because it
> is a dependency of Aladin Sky Atlas, a popular interactive tool for
> exploring astronomical images and databases. I already maintain the
> Debian packages for three other HEALPix language flavors (chealpix,
> healpix-cxx, healpy) as well as the MacPorts packages for C, C++,
> Python, and Java. I would like to contribute a Debian package for
> the Java flavor and maintain it under the aegis of the Debian Astro
> Team.