The ADS All-Sky Survey

TL;DR

The ADS All-Sky Survey aims to transform the NASA Astrophysics Data System from a literature resource into a comprehensive data resource by extracting and integrating astronomical data from publications to enhance research workflows.

Contribution

This work introduces a new effort to extract and make discoverable the astronomical data embedded within ADS literature, linking data assets with literature for improved research utility.

Findings

Development of a data extraction pipeline from ADS articles

Creation of an integrated data layer for astronomical data

Enhanced discoverability of astronomical data within literature

Abstract

The ADS All-Sky Survey (ADSASS) is an ongoing effort aimed at turning the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), widely known for its unrivaled value as a literature resource for astronomers, into a data resource. The ADS is not a data repository per se, but it implicitly contains valuable holdings of astronomical data, in the form of images, tables and object references contained within articles. The objective of the ADSASS effort is to extract these data and make them discoverable and available through existing data viewers. The resulting ADSASS data layer promises to greatly enhance workflows and enable new research by tying astronomical literature and data assets into one resource.