diff --git a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.cpp b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.cpp
index 1c88b937dee7c7147198d461e89c3fc1a9237520..b8f18a8a5ed7d320d5d3301cacdafccd0de1a3ba 100644
--- a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.cpp
+++ b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ void SqlSchema::reset(void)
          {s_dec,            "s_dec              double precision"},
          {s_fov,            "s_fov              double precision"},
          {s_region,         "s_region           VARCHAR"},
+         {s_region_galactic,"s_region_galactic  VARCHAR"},
          {s_xel1,           "s_xel1             bigint"},
          {s_xel2,           "s_xel2             bigint"},
          {s_resolution,     "s_resolution       double precision"},
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ void SqlSchema::reset(void)
          {t_xel,            "t_xel              bigint"},
          {em_min,           "em_min             double precision"},
          {em_max,           "em_max             double precision"},
+         {vel_min,          "vel_min            double precision"},
+         {vel_max,          "vel_max            double precision"},
          {em_res_power,     "em_res_power       double precision"},
          {em_xel,           "em_xel             bigint"},
          {o_ucd,            "o_ucd              VARCHAR"},
diff --git a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.hpp b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.hpp
index a9eae6a91a341cf6544548510db1da15d8e41c27..426671c95af70ff5e970e5369717ef4f4c84ddfd 100644
--- a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.hpp
+++ b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema.hpp
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ class SqlSchema
       enum obscoreColId {dataproduct_type, calib_level,
          obs_collection, obs_id, obs_publisher_id,
          access_url, access_format, access_estsize, target_name,
-         s_ra, s_dec, s_fov, s_region, s_xel1, s_xel2, s_resolution,
+         s_ra, s_dec, s_fov, s_region, s_region_galactic, s_xel1, s_xel2, s_resolution,
          t_min, t_max, t_exptime, t_resolution, t_xel,
-         em_min, em_max, em_res_power, em_xel,
+         em_min, em_max, vel_min, vel_max, em_res_power, em_xel,
          o_ucd,
          pol_states, pol_xel,
          facility_name, instrument_name,
diff --git a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.cpp b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.cpp
index 29cd65d968531440a6597e9a57ba67cdfdc65283..535cc662df56ddb60148c471682f9165461ad3fc 100644
--- a/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.cpp
+++ b/data-access/engine/src/vlkb-obscore/src/database/SqlSchema_INSERT.cpp
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ string region_spoly(vector<point2d> vert)
    return spoly;
 }
 
-string region_stcs(vector<point2d> vert)
+string region_stcs(string coord_sys, vector<point2d> vert)
 {
    my_assert((vert.size()==4), __FILE__,__LINE__, "expected 4 vertices, but found " + to_string(vert.size()) );
 
    string stcs = 
-      "Polygon ICRS " 
+      "Polygon " + coord_sys + " "
       + to_string(vert[0].lon) + " " + to_string(vert[0].lat) + " " 
       + to_string(vert[1].lon) + " " + to_string(vert[1].lat) + " " 
       + to_string(vert[2].lon) + " " + to_string(vert[2].lat) + " " 
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ void SqlSchema_INSERT::appendRow(
 
    // sky & spectrum
 
-   //const string VELOLSRK{"System=VELO,StdOfRest=LSRK,Unit=km/s"};
-   //vector<struct Bounds> galBounds  = calc_bounds(hdu.m_header, "GALACTIC", VELOLSRK);
+   const string VELOLSRK{"System=VELO,StdOfRest=LSRK,Unit=km/s"};
+   vector<struct Bounds> galBounds  = calc_bounds(hdu.m_header, "GALACTIC", VELOLSRK);
    const string WAVELSRK{"System=WAVE,StdOfRest=LSRK,Unit=m"};
    vector<struct Bounds> icrsBounds = calc_bounds(hdu.m_header, "ICRS", WAVELSRK);
    double ds_ra  = (icrsBounds[0].low + icrsBounds[0].up)/2.0;
@@ -290,18 +290,17 @@ void SqlSchema_INSERT::appendRow(
 
    vector<point2d> icrsVerts = calc_skyvertices(hdu.m_header, "ICRS");
    reorder_vertices(icrsVerts);
-   obscoreRow[s_region] = to_sqlstring(region_stcs(icrsVerts));
+   obscoreRow[s_region]          = to_sqlstring(region_stcs("ICRS", icrsVerts));
 
    const int EM_PRECISION{10}; // nanometers
    if(icrsBounds.size() >= 3)  // 3D cubes
    {
-      //obscoreRow[em_min]        = to_string(EM_PRECISION, galBounds[2].low);
-      //obscoreRow[em_max]        = to_string(EM_PRECISION, galBounds[2].up);
-      obscoreRow[em_min]        = to_string(EM_PRECISION, icrsBounds[2].low);
-      obscoreRow[em_max]        = to_string(EM_PRECISION, icrsBounds[2].up);
-
-      obscoreRow[em_res_power]  = "NULL";//to_sql_value(hdu.key_values, "CDELT3");
-      obscoreRow[em_xel]        = to_sql_value(hdu.key_values, "NAXIS3");
+      obscoreRow[vel_min]      = to_string(EM_PRECISION, galBounds[2].low);// VLKB extension
+      obscoreRow[vel_max]      = to_string(EM_PRECISION, galBounds[2].up); // VLKB extension
+      obscoreRow[em_min]       = to_string(EM_PRECISION, icrsBounds[2].low);
+      obscoreRow[em_max]       = to_string(EM_PRECISION, icrsBounds[2].up);
+      obscoreRow[em_res_power] = "NULL";//to_sql_value(hdu.key_values, "CDELT3");
+      obscoreRow[em_xel]       = to_sql_value(hdu.key_values, "NAXIS3");
    }
    else if(icrsBounds.size() == 2) // 2D images
    {
@@ -319,6 +318,8 @@ void SqlSchema_INSERT::appendRow(
          obscoreRow[em_min] = "NULL";
       }
       obscoreRow[em_max] = obscoreRow[em_min];
+      obscoreRow[vel_min]      = "NULL";
+      obscoreRow[vel_max]      = "NULL";
       obscoreRow[em_res_power] = "NULL";
       obscoreRow[em_xel]       = "NULL";
    }
@@ -326,6 +327,8 @@ void SqlSchema_INSERT::appendRow(
    {
       obscoreRow[em_min]       = "NULL";
       obscoreRow[em_max]       = "NULL";
+      obscoreRow[vel_min]      = "NULL";
+      obscoreRow[vel_max]      = "NULL";
       obscoreRow[em_res_power] = "NULL";
       obscoreRow[em_xel]       = "NULL";
    }
@@ -357,6 +360,7 @@ void SqlSchema_INSERT::appendRow(
    // GALACTIC coords
    vector<point2d> galVerts  = calc_skyvertices(hdu.m_header, "GALACTIC");
    reorder_vertices(galVerts);
+   obscoreRow[s_region_galactic]       = to_sqlstring(region_stcs("GALACTIC", galVerts));
    obscoreRow[polygon_region_galactic] = to_sqlstring(region_spoly(galVerts));
    // pgSphere-types
    obscoreRow[polygon_region] = to_sqlstring(region_spoly(icrsVerts));