Advanced Scientific Data Format
| ASDF Advanced Scientific Data Format | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Internet media type | application/octet-stream |
| Magic number | #ASDF |
| Initial release | September 19, 2015 |
| Type of format | scientific data |
| Contained by | YAML |
| Extended from | FITS |
| Website | asdf-standard |
Advanced Scientific Data Format is a proposed[1] replacement to the FITS standard for astronomical images and other astronomical data. The metadata is contained in a YAML header followed by binary or ASCII data.
Improvements to FITS
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See also
References
- ^ Greenfield, P.; Droettboom, M.; Bray, E. (2015). "ASDF: A new data format for astronomy". Astronomy and Computing. 12: 240–251. Bibcode:2015A&C....12..240G. doi:10.1016/j.ascom.2015.06.004.
External links
- Official website for documentation
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