The Galactic Plane Maps have been superseded by the ISSA Galactic Plane Mosaics. The processing for the ISSA images included a superior destriping algorithm as well as subtraction of a model for the zodiacal intensity.
Note: A special high-resolution set of maps for the 60 and 100 micron bands only has recently been released. The maps, which have angular resolution ~1', cover the Galactic latitude range |b| < 4.7° and selected regions at higher latitudes. IPAC offers an on-line interface for extracting images from this High Resolution IRAS Galaxy Atlas (IGA). The complete IGA, not yet available on-line here, may be ordered on tape or CD-R. Contact the Coordinated Request User Support Office (CRUSO) for more information. Depending on the affiliation of the requestor, a fee may be charged.
Version and release date: HCON1 1.0, 1985 Oct 10; HCON2 1.0, 1986 Jul 16; HCON3 2.0, 1986 Jul 16