GALEX GR6 AIS (until March 2014)- NEAR UV HiPS

From its launch into low-Earth orbit on April 28, 2003 the GALEX NUV camera operated almost continuously. The Project suspended operations of the FUV camera following an electrical overcurrent in May 2009. GALEX data products include a series of all sky surveys and deep sky surveys in the imaging mode, and partial surveys in the near and far UV spectroscopic modes. The principal imaging studies are the Nearby Galaxy Survey (NGS), Deep (DIS), Medium (MIS), and All Sky Imaging Surveys (AIS). The GALEX GR6 direct imaging data release are to be delivered to MAST between April and June 2010. The grism data release will occur shortly thereafter. The most notable changes between GR6 and GR4/5 include changes to the bandmerged source catalog (-mcat.fits). The Project has removed 26 columns which are either redundant or of questionable quality. These include the "BEST" and "ISOCOR" fluxes and magnitudes. The Project has also added 53 columns, mostly FUV measurements using the NUV source position. Significant updates and improvements have been made to the calibrations used for the GR6 data reductions.