Layout of the observed 8 VUDS VIMOS pointings in the COSMOS field. The centre of each VIMOS pointing is identified by a cross with the pointing number (see Table 3), while the imprint of the 4 quadrants is plotted in magenta. The positions of the UltraVista Deep stripes overlapping with the VUDS area are identified by the blue regions. The CANDELS ACS-F814W (in green) and WFC3-F160W (in red) areas are indicated. The size of the image is 1 × 1 deg².