GIPSY Users


Results
No of records: 27

Research Area
Answer Count Percentage
Solar (solar) 0 0.00%  
Planetary systems (plane) 1 3.70%  
Stars (stars) 1 3.70%  
Milky Way (milky) 2 7.41%  
Galaxies (galax) 23 85.19%  
Cosmology (cosmo) 3 11.11%  
High-energy astrophysics (highe) 0 0.00%  
Other 0 0.00%  

Origin of data for which you use GIPSY
Answer Count Percentage
Interferometry (inter) 18 66.67%  
IFU (ifu) 11 40.74%  
OTF (otf) 0 0.00%  
Fabry-Perot (fabry) 6 22.22%  
Other 2 7.41%  

Wavelength
Answer Count Percentage
cm (cm) 16 59.26%  
mm (mm) 4 14.81%  
Submm (submm) 2 7.41%  
Infrared (infra) 6 22.22%  
Optical (opt) 15 55.56%  
Other 3 11.11%  

Which of the following WCS (World Coordinate System) do you use in your data ?
Answer Count Percentage
ICRS (icrs) 4 14.81%  
FK5 / J2000 (fk5) 23 85.19%  
FK4 / B1950 (fk4) 4 14.81%  
Galactic (galac) 2 7.41%  
Supergalactic (supga) 0 0.00%  
Ecliptic (eclip) 0 0.00%  
Other 0 0.00%  

GIPSY User
Answer Count Percentage
Occasional user (occa) 15 55.56%  
Heavy user (heavy) 8 29.63%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

Your use of GIPSY
Answer Count Percentage
Nice to have (nice) 8 29.63%  
Indispensable (indis) 15 55.56%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

Years of experience with GIPSY
Answer Count Percentage
0 (none) 3 11.11%  
1 - 5 (5) 6 22.22%  
5 - 10 (10) 8 29.63%  
> 10 (more) 6 22.22%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

KARMA
Answer Count Percentage
Never (kar0) 7 25.93%  
Sometimes (kar1) 4 14.81%  
Always (kar2) 8 29.63%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

AIPS / AIPS++
Answer Count Percentage
Never (aips0) 7 25.93%  
Sometimes (aips1) 9 33.33%  
Always (aips2) 3 11.11%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

CASA
Answer Count Percentage
Never (cas0) 16 59.26%  
Sometimes (cas1) 3 11.11%  
Always (cas2) 0 0.00%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

Others
Answer 6 22.22%  
No answer 21 77.78%  

Are you an active user of the VO ?
Answer Count Percentage
Yes (yes) 5 18.52%  
No (no) 13 48.15%  
I don't know (unknw) 1 3.70%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

Do you plan to be a VO user during the next 5 years ?
Answer Count Percentage
Yes (yes) 6 22.22%  
No (no) 1 3.70%  
I don't know (unknw) 7 25.93%  
No answer 5 18.52%  

VO-Tools that you use
Answer Count Percentage
Aladin (CDS) (aladi) 11 40.74%  
TOPCAT (Starlink / AstroGrid) (topca) 1 3.70%  
VO Desktop (AstroGrid) (vodes) 0 0.00%  
VOSpec (ESA) (vospe) 0 0.00%  
SPLAT (Starlink / AstroGrid) (splat) 0 0.00%  
SpecView (STSci) (specv) 0 0.00%  
STIL / STILTS (Starlink / AstroGrid) (stil) 0 0.00%  
NVO Datascope (NVO) (nvo) 0 0.00%  
SED Builder (SVO) (sed) 0 0.00%  
Other 0 0.00%  

How do you access the VO Archives ?
Answer Count Percentage
Through VO tools (votoo) 4 14.81%  
Using a web service (websv) 7 25.93%  
I use online archives (SDSS, FIRST, 2MASS...) without using the VO (sdss) 13 48.15%  

VO Data Products / Services that you use
Answer Count Percentage
Catalogues (catal) 13 48.15%  
Images (imgs) 9 33.33%  
Spectra (spec) 3 11.11%  
Other 0 0.00%  

Have you installed GIPSY without the help of an IT person ?
Answer Count Percentage
Yes (Y) 10 37.04%  
No (N) 5 18.52%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

Problems encountered during the installation
Answer 11 40.74%  
No answer 16 59.26%  

Have you installed GIPSY on 64bits environments ?
Answer Count Percentage
Yes (yes) 5 18.52%  
No (no) 10 37.04%  
I don't know (unknw) 0 0.00%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

Problems you have experienced in a 64bits environment
Answer 3 11.11%  
No answer 24 88.89%  

Have you installed GIPSY on a Mac OS environment ?
Answer Count Percentage
Yes (Y) 7 25.93%  
No (N) 8 29.63%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

Problems you have experienced in a Mac OS environment
Answer 7 25.93%  
No answer 20 74.07%  

Have you developed new scripts for GIPSY ?
Answer Count Percentage
Yes (Y) 2 7.41%  
No (N) 13 48.15%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

Are you aware of other scripts developed for GIPSY ?
Answer Count Percentage
Yes (Y) 1 3.70%  
No (N) 14 51.85%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

Are you aware of the fact that Python can be used to write GIPSY tasks ?
Answer Count Percentage
Yes (Y) 9 33.33%  
No (N) 6 22.22%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

Do you consider the ability to write Python scripts as an improvement with respect to COLA ?
Answer Count Percentage
Yes (yes) 7 25.93%  
No (no) 1 3.70%  
I don't know (unknw) 6 22.22%  
No answer 1 3.70%  

Did you use one of the new tasks writen in Python ?
Answer Count Percentage
Yes (Y) 3 11.11%  
No (N) 12 44.44%  
No answer 0 0.00%  

What improvements you find GIPSY would need, or problems you found ?
Answer Count Percentage
Compatibility with the format of input file (ifile) 4 14.81%  
New formats for output file (ofile) 3 11.11%  
New input parameters should be added (ipara) 2 7.41%  
New output parameters should be added (opara) 0 0.00%  
Documentation of the tasks (doku) 6 22.22%  
GUI selection of parameters preferred (gui) 3 11.11%  
Visualization (visu) 3 11.11%  
VO tools you would like it to be connected with (vot) 0 0.00%  
Ohers (oth) 2 7.41%