Starlink Data Format

General description
Starlink Data Format (SDF) files are a container format, primarily for astronomical data, developed by the UK Starlink Project (1980--2005).

The main 'user' of .sdf files was the same project's higher-level NDF format.

Other information
The Starlink Project ran from 1980 to 2005, and has been supported, since its funding ended, by the Joint Astronomy Centre, Hawai`i.

There is no standard SDF MIME type. Almost all SDF files used a  file extension.

Software
The Starlink software suite reads, writes and manipulates SDF files.

Sample files
No collections known.

Identification
Not known