UAT v.1.0.0

Unified Astronomy Thesaurus v.1.0.0 Release Notes

Version 1.0.0 of the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus consists of a polyhierarchy with 1836 concepts, 11 top concepts, a depth of 10 levels, with 319 related concept links.

Original Release Date: 12/23/2015

Overview of Changes

Complete restructure and overhaul of the UAT to bring it's organizational structure into closer to agreement with IAU divisions.

Removed Top Concepts:
Astronomical objects
Astrophysical magnetism
Celestial mechanics
Equipment and apparatus
Galactic physics
Lunar physics
Methods and techniques
Nuclear astrophysics
Planetary science
Positional astronomy
Space exploration
Stellar physics

Added Top Concepts:
Astrophysical processes
Exoplanet astronomy
Galactic and extragalactic astronomy
High energy astrophysics
Interstellar medium
Solar astronomy
Solar system astronomy
Stellar astronomy

Major change in concept URI structure.