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Granule Data Format > FITS

PREFERRED TERM

FITS  

DEFINITION

  • Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) is an open standard defining a digital file format useful for storage, transmission and processing of data: formatted as multi-dimensional arrays (for example a 2D image), or tables. FITS is the most commonly used digital file format in astronomy. The FITS standard was designed specifically for astronomical data, and includes provisions such as describing photometric and spatial calibration information, together with image origin metadata.

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  • fits

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2020-06-18 12:56:56.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (FITS [b46bb83e-736e-4189-b1d8-6f0570fdfa6c,560320] - Granule Data Format [8e770fe1-6e82-43aa-9f8a-75d217d7e6cb,558797]);
  • 2020-06-18 12:58:09.0 [tstevens] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Flexible Image Transport System language code: en); insert AltLabel (id: null category: null text: fits language code: en); insert Definition (id: null text: Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) is an open standard defining a digital file format useful for storage, transmission and processing of data: formatted as multi-dimensional arrays (for example a 2D image), or tables. FITS is the most commonly used digital file format in astronomy. The FITS standard was designed specifically for astronomical data, and includes provisions such as describing photometric and spatial calibration information, together with image origin metadata. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/b46bb83e-736e-4189-b1d8-6f0570fdfa6c

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