Starlink Data Format
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== General description == | == General description == | ||
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== Other information == | == Other information == | ||
| − | The Starlink Project<ref>The Starlink Project, | + | The Starlink Project<ref>The Starlink Project, https://starlink.eao.hawaii.edu/starlink/WelcomePage</ref> ran from 1980 to 2005, and has been supported, since its funding ended, by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Astronomy_Centre Joint Astronomy Centre, Hawai`i]. It's now now maintained by the [https://starlink.eao.hawaii.edu/starlink/WelcomePage East Asian Observatory]. |
There is no standard SDF MIME type. Almost all SDF files used a <code>.sdf</code> file extension. | There is no standard SDF MIME type. Almost all SDF files used a <code>.sdf</code> file extension. | ||
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== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
| − | + | * [https://ftp.eao.hawaii.edu/jcmt/usersmeetings/ Sample Starlink data sets] | |
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
| − | + | '''SDF''' format changed from [[HDF4]] to [[HDF5]] in 2018.<ref>https://www.eaobservatory.org/jcmt/2018/11/changes-to-the-ndf-sdf-data-format/</ref> | |
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 6 July 2024
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Other information
The Starlink Project[1] ran from 1980 to 2005, and has been supported, since its funding ended, by the Joint Astronomy Centre, Hawai`i. It's now now maintained by the East Asian Observatory.
There is no standard SDF MIME type. Almost all SDF files used a .sdf file extension.
[edit] Software
The Starlink software suite reads, writes and manipulates SDF files.
[edit] Sample files
[edit] Identification
SDF format changed from HDF4 to HDF5 in 2018.[2]
