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+This file contains instructions on how to install PetaScope.
+
+BUILD AND INSTALL:
+
+- download the PetaScope package from www.petascope.org/Download
+ and uncompress the tarball; alternatively, download from the
+ repository saying
+ $ git clone git://kahlua.eecs.jacobs-university.de/petascope.git
+- compile the code and the servlet interface:
+ $ ant
+- edit the settings.properties configuration file
+- initialize the PostgreSQL database for PetaScope metadata saying
+ $ psql < misc/petascopedb.sql
+- deploy the war file, dist/petascope.war, with Tomcat.
+
+Please note that in order for PetaScope to run, you also need a
+rasdaman server available. You can download and install it from
+www.rasdaman.org/Download
+
+For further details, refer to the documentation available at
+www.petascope.org/Install and www.petascope.org/Support.
+
+VERSION COMPATIBILITY STATEMENT:
+
+Petascope compiles successfully with Java 1.6.