Remote analysis of unprocessed IRAS data

The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) was operated in 1983 to make an all‐sky catalog of point‐like celestial sources. The performance of the satellite, which was much better than specified, combined with 10 years of progress in computer technology and data analysis techniques has made it possible to derive ever improving products from the original data set. Publishing of, or providing access to standard products cannot keep up with the newest developments. This paper describes a service that is able to provide tailored analysis results from the original, unprocessed data, allowing the scientific community to profit immediately from any progress.