<s>
Astronomy	B-Algorithm
Visualization	I-Algorithm
Metadata	I-Algorithm
(	O
AVM	B-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
tagging	O
digital	O
astronomical	O
images	O
stored	O
in	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
JPEG	O
,	O
GIF	O
,	O
PNG	O
and	O
TIFF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AVM	B-Algorithm
standard	O
extends	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Extensible	O
Metadata	O
Platform	O
(	O
XMP	O
)	O
headers	O
to	O
include	O
useful	O
astronomical	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
the	O
image	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
telescope	O
used	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AVM	B-Algorithm
could	O
be	O
considered	O
analogous	O
to	O
the	O
FITS	O
headers	O
associated	O
with	O
raw	O
astronomical	O
data	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
packages	O
such	O
as	O
PinpointWCS	O
,	O
FITS	B-Application
Liberator	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
WorldWide	I-Application
Telescope	I-Application
have	O
implemented	O
the	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AVM	B-Algorithm
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Robert	O
Hurt	O
,	O
Lars	O
Lindberg	O
Christensen	O
,	O
and	O
Adrienne	O
Gauthier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Astronomy	B-Algorithm
Visualization	I-Algorithm
Metadata	I-Algorithm
standard	O
defines	O
a	O
taxonomy	O
for	O
astronomical	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
