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An extension which is used in astronomical applications is shown in Fig.
7.18
and
further documentation is available from the TOPCAT web site [
72
]. This application
illustrates the power of virtualisation. Tables can be read in the form of FITS tables,
CSV files [
73
], VOTable [
74
]; the software allows each of these formats of data
can be used in what may be called a generic application of considerable power,
illustrated in Fig.
7.19.
Fig. 7.19
Illustration of TOPCAT capabilities - from TOPCAT web site
