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====== SSHADE Facts Sheet ======  
[state at 15/06/2026]  

SSHADE stands for **//"Solid Spectroscopy Hosting Architecture of Databases and Expertise"//**
=== Website ===
  * www.sshade.eu  (data search/visualization/export tools, and more...)
=== Wiki ===
  * [[:start|Home page]]
  * [[sshade:interface|SSHADE user guide]]
=== SSHADE Team ===
  * SSHADE manager: Lydie Bonal (Astron., UGA - IPAG)
  * SSHADE co-manager: Lucia Mandon (Astron. Adj., UGA - IPAG)
  * Former scientific manager (2009-2026): Bernard Schmitt (DR, CNRS - IPAG)
  * Users/providers support: Zélia Dionnet (Astron. Adj., OSUPS - IAS)
  * Development manager: Damien Albert (IE, CNRS - OSUG)
  * Developer: Etienne Dode (IE, CNRS - OSUG)
=== Data type ===
  * spectroscopic data: Spectra and bandlists
  * with fully documented metadata on materials, samples, spectra, publications...
=== Type of materials ===  
  * ices, snow, molecular solids...
  * minerals, rocks 
  * organic solids, carbonaceous materials... 
  * liquids 
=== Type of samples === 
  * synthesized in the laboratory, 
  * natural terrestrial analogues collected or measured in the field, 
  * extra-terrestrial samples collected on Earth: (micro-)meteorites, IDPs, ... 
  * extra-terrestrial samples collected on planetary bodies: lunar soils... 
=== Type of spectra === 
  * transmission, absorption coefficient, optical constants...
  * reflectance, BRDF... 
  * Raman spectra...
  * XANES spectra
=== Type of band lists ===
  * Absorption and Raman
  * Fundamental molecular solids and Minerals
=== Spectral range === 
  * designed from gamma to radio wavelengths 
  * currently mostly from near-UV to sub-mm (0.3µm - 1mm), plus X-ray.  
=== Data numbers ===
  * experiments: 516 (+59*)
  * samples: ~3200 (+300*)
  * spectra: 9135 (+1040*)
  * Bandlists: 68 (+6*)
  * Bands: 1467 (+125*)
  //(*: ingested, to be released)//
=== Data providers === 
  * active databases: 22 
  * starting databases: 6 
  * future databases: 3*
  * partner teams: 30 (+3*)
  * Database managers: 45 (+5*)
  * researchers : 130
  * countries: 14 (+2*)
  //(*: planned future)//
=== Data users === 
  * registered users: 1162
  * Unique visitors per month: 11000 (awstats), ~7000 (Matomo*)
  * Visits per month: 35000 (awstats), ~8500 (Matomo*)
  * Download per month: ~550 (~10 Go)
//average over 3 last months (*: strongly filtered)//