Bug#826164: ITP: healpix-java -- HEALPix representation of spherical data - Java library

[Leo Singer <leo.singer@ligo.org>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Leo Singer <leo.singer@ligo.org>

* Package name    : healpix-java
  Version         : 3.30
  Upstream Author : Martin Reinecke <martin@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.