9. Getting Started with ISOCAM Data

ISOCAM data can be obtained via ftp^9.1 from the ISO Data Archive (IDA) located at:

         https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/iso Access the Archive

Detailed information about IDA, its contents and query capabilities can be found in the ISO Handbook Volume I, [40].

A dedicated astronomical software package jointly developed by the ESA Astrophysics Division and the ISOCAM Consortium, and called CIA [CAM Interactive Analysis (see the ISOCAM Interactive Analysis User's Manual, [28]], is offered to facilitate data analysis. CIA supports anything from a simple visualisation and quick-look analysis (photometry, spectrometry) of the archive products, to a much more sophisticated manipulation and interactive reduction, starting from the raw data, in order to improve the quality of individual products. CIA is distributed by the ISO Data Centre, and by the ISOCAM Data Centre at Saclay, France, upon request. A form is available for this purpose at:

         https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/iso ISO Data Analysis Software

• 9.1 How to Retrieve ISOCAM Data Products
• 9.2 First Look at ISOCAM Data
• 9.3 Interactive Data Processing with CIA