[[TracNav(TOC)]] = Welcome to the rasdaman site! = This is the website of the rasdaman project. Rasdaman ("__ras__ter __da__ta __man__ager") is an '''array database system''' (also called "raster database system"). It allows to retrieve and maintain multi-dimensional [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Array arrays] of unlimited size stored in standard relational databases through an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sql SQL]-style query language. The information category "array" appears - as '''sensor, image, or statistics data''' - in manifold applications, such as '''earth sciences, space sciences, life sciences, engineering, and multimedia'''. Rasdaman allows you, the application developer, to quickly set up array-intensive [wiki:Features services] which are distinguished by their speed, flexibility, and scalability.