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000008183 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.1117/12.3103253
000008183 037__ $$aSCART-2026-0152
000008183 100__ $$aHadjara, M.
000008183 245__ $$aDigitizing astronomical plates around the world: past, present, and future strategies
000008183 260__ $$c2026
000008183 520__ $$aAstronomical photographic plates constitute one of the most valuable scientific archives in astronomy, preserving more than a century of observations that have contributed to a wide range of research fields, including stellar variability, solar activity, astrometry, transient phenomena, solar system science (planets, planetary satellites, meteors, and lunar observations), and studies of Galactic structure. Since the first astronomical photographs in the nineteenth century, millions of glass plates have been accumulated worldwide. However, many collections face risks associated with aging infrastructure, environmental degradation, loss of metadata, and declining insti- tutional support. Over the past two decades, major international efforts have emerged to preserve and digitize these archives. Projects such as DASCH (USA), SHAO (China), NAROO (France), DAMIAN (Belgium), APPLAUSE (Europe), and several national initiatives have demonstrated the scientific value of plate digitization and long-term digital preservation. This paper reviews the global status of astronomical plate archives, summarizes the principal digitization technologies currently in operation, and discusses future strategies for creating interoperable worldwide digital archives. Particular attention is given to metadata preservation, Virtual Ob- servatory integration, machine-learning applications, and international cooperation through the IAU Working Group on Preservation and Digitization of Photographic Plates (PDPP).
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000008183 6531_ $$aAstronomical Plate Digitization
000008183 6531_ $$aHistorical Archives
000008183 6531_ $$aPDPP-IAU Working Group
000008183 6531_ $$aInternational Collaboration
000008183 6531_ $$aAstronomical Heritage
000008183 6531_ $$aPlate Preservation
000008183 6531_ $$aAstronomical Research
000008183 700__ $$aAkhmetov, V. 
000008183 700__ $$aAndruk, V. N.
000008183 700__ $$aArlot, J.-E.
000008183 700__ $$aBartlett, J.
000008183 700__ $$aBucciarelli, B.
000008183 700__ $$aBurns, T.
000008183 700__ $$aCarrillo, J.
000008183 700__ $$aCidale, L.
000008183 700__ $$aCui, C.
000008183 700__ $$aDechev, M.
000008183 700__ $$aEhgamberdiev, S.
000008183 700__ $$aEglitis, I.
000008183 700__ $$aGalleti, S.
000008183 700__ $$aGuglielmino, S.
000008183 700__ $$aHestroffer, D.
000008183 700__ $$aHudec, R.
000008183 700__ $$aIvantsov, A.
000008183 700__ $$aKroll, P.
000008183 700__ $$aKruesi, E.
000008183 700__ $$aLainey, V.
000008183 700__ $$aLakićević, M.
000008183 700__ $$aLevine, S.
000008183 700__ $$aLi, S.
000008183 700__ $$aLi, W.
000008183 700__ $$aLin, J.
000008183 700__ $$aLencinas, V.
000008183 700__ $$aMa, M.
000008183 700__ $$aMaldonado, V.
000008183 700__ $$aMejías, A.
000008183 700__ $$aMéndez, R.
000008183 700__ $$aMickaelian, A.
000008183 700__ $$aMiteva, R.
000008183 700__ $$aOmizzolo, A.
000008183 700__ $$aOsborn, W.
000008183 700__ $$aPerina, S.
000008183 700__ $$aPomazan, A.
000008183 700__ $$aProtsyuk, Y.I.
000008183 700__ $$aQuanfeng, X.
000008183 700__ $$aRaouph, M.
000008183 700__ $$aRobert, V.
000008183 700__ $$aSaad, S.
000008183 700__ $$aSakurai, T.
000008183 700__ $$aSchaefer, B.
000008183 700__ $$aSchrimpf, A.
000008183 700__ $$aShang, Z.
000008183 700__ $$aShi, C.
000008183 700__ $$aSpagna, A.
000008183 700__ $$aSterken, C.
000008183 700__ $$aTang, Z.
000008183 700__ $$aUmbriaco, G.
000008183 700__ $$aWang, L.
000008183 700__ $$aWang, T.
000008183 700__ $$aYanagisawa, K.
000008183 700__ $$aYan, D.
000008183 700__ $$aYang, J.
000008183 700__ $$aYang, M.
000008183 700__ $$aYuan, H.
000008183 700__ $$aYu, Y.
000008183 700__ $$aYuldoshev, Q.
000008183 700__ $$aZhao, J.-H.
000008183 700__ $$aZhao, Y.
000008183 700__ $$aZuo, W.
000008183 700__ $$aZafar, T.A.
000008183 773__ $$c141513A$$nProceedings Volume 14151$$pProceedings SPIE 14151$$vObservatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems XI$$y2026
000008183 8560_ $$fanatoliy.ivantsov@ksb-orb.be
000008183 85642 $$ahttps://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/14151/3103253/Digitizing-astronomical-plates-around-the-world--past-present-and/10.1117/12.3103253.full
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