Generalized extensions and blocking factors for FITS

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Jun 1988

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Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series (ISSN 0365-0138), vol. 73, no. 3, June 1988, p. 359-364.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Data Transmission, Image Processing, Magnetic Tape Transports, Astronomy, Computer Programming, Data Processing, Data Recording

Scientific paper

A general design for extending the Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) tape format is proposed. The present design is shown to preserve compatibility with existing FITS tapes and software (including the 'random groups'), while being general enough to permit a wide variety of new extension files to be designed in the future. Rules are given for the blocking of FITS logical records. The rules for the generalized extension of FITS ensure that extensions can be located and decoded by standard routines without interfering with each other.

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