This directory contains the "plugins" for catalogue I/O.

Currently supported formats are:

 Simple  - Simple ID, RA, Dec format
 Cluster - ARK Cluster format
 JCMT    - JCMT source catalogue
 TST     - Tab Separated Table                 
           http://www.starlink.rl.ac.uk/star/docs/ssn75.htx//ssn75.html  
 VOTable - The new standard for Virtual Observatory interoperability
           http://www.ivoa.net

Other catalogue formats that we are considering:

 STL     - Small Text List (Starlink)
   http://www.starlink.rl.ac.uk/star/docs/sun190.htx//sun190.html
   http://www.starlink.rl.ac.uk/star/docs/ssn75.htx//ssn75.html

 FITS    - FITS binary tables

 ASCII_HEAD - (S)Extractor format
   http://www.starlink.rl.ac.uk/star/docs/sun226.htx//sun226.html

 Gaia/SkyCat Pick Object format
   The output from a "Pick Object" in GAIA

 OASIS
  Text format from oasis.
  http://irsa.ipac.caltech.edu/applications/Oasis/svc/index.html