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| Paper: |
Speculations on the Future of FITS |
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125, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems VI |
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257 |
| Authors: |
Wells, Donald C. |
| Abstract: |
The history and philosophy of FITS are reviewed, with emphasis on the lessons-learned and on the archival requirements. Opinions are offered on the likely outcome of current FITS negotiations, such as the year-2000 problem and the WCS proposal, and on possible subjects of future data interchange format negotiations in astronomy. \verb|BINTABLE| schemas in third-normal-form are advocated. The long-term importance of the \verb|BINTABLE| format as a platform for future layered-convention agreements is stressed. |
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