Advanced Scientific Data Format
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Internet mediatypeapplication/octet-stream
Magic number
#ASDFInitial releaseSeptember 19, 2015
Type of formatscientific data
| Advanced Scientific Data Format | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Internet media type | application/octet-stream |
| Magic number | #ASDF |
| Initial release | September 19, 2015 |
| Type of format | scientific data |
| Contained by | YAML |
| Extended from | FITS |
| Website | asdf-standard |
Advanced Scientific Data Format (ASDF) is a proposed replacement to the FITS standard for astronomical images and other scientific data.[1] The metadata is contained in a YAML (Human-readable data serialization format) header followed by binary or ASCII data.
ASDF is used, notably, as an interchange format for the data processing pipeline of the James Webb Space Telescope.[2]
