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| Paper: |
The Future of FITS and Other Standardized Astronomical Data Formats |
| Volume: |
541, ADASS XXXIII |
| Page: |
143 |
| Authors: |
Jessica Mink; Preben Grosbøl; Rob Seaman |
| DOI: |
10.26624/JBIW4310 |
| Abstract: |
The FITS data standard has served astronomers well for four decades. The
original integer image format has been revised to support additional pixel data types,
to support world coordinates and other scientific metadata, to include an integrated
data compression framework, and to support generalized binary tables, among other
features. Over the years, a variety of alternative scientific data standards have been
proposed which usually reach only a limited audience specific to a particular project
or community. No other format has ever garnered the widespread support of FITS. We
will discuss where we can go from here, and how. |
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