In IMAGER

The script @ fits_to_uvt handles the conversion from UVFITS to uv table format. The steps in GILDAS involve

  1. Converting UVFITS to UVT
  2. Collapsing the polarization information
  3. Adjusting the weights to properly estimate the noise
  4. Identify and flag bad data
  5. Setting the frequency and velocity references
It also handles some nasty details, like the source coordinates being hidden in different places depending on the CASA version.