The remainder of this Introduction provides a refresher on those aspects of the IRAS telescope and the IRAS survey needed to understand the ISSA images. It will define the terms and introduce the concepts used in this document. A collection of cautionary notes vital for the correct use of the ISSA images is also presented. Chapter III gives a description of the processing used to produce the Atlas. Chapter IV presents results from analysis of the ISSA and the ISSA Reject images.
Chapter V details the formats of the ISSA images.