The SAMI Galaxy Survey: first 1000 galaxies
  The Sydney-AAO Multi-object Integral field spectrograph (SAMI) Galaxy Survey
is an ongoing project to obtain integral field spectroscopic observations of
~3400 galaxies by mid-2016. Including the pilot survey, a total of ~1000
galaxies have been observed to date, making the SAMI Galaxy Survey the largest
of its kind in existence. This unique dataset allows a wide range of
investigations into different aspects of galaxy evolution.
  The first public data from the SAMI Galaxy Survey, consisting of 107 galaxies
drawn from the full sample, has now been released. By giving early access to
SAMI data for the entire research community, we aim to stimulate research
across a broad range of topics in galaxy evolution. As the sample continues to
grow, the survey will open up a new and unique parameter space for galaxy
evolution studies.
