SCR 3-1129
SCR 3-1129: Add .FIT and .FTS as reserved extensions in Table 10.1 of StdRef
Priority: medium
Problem Summary
A couple of PDS nodes have been using .FIT as the file extension for FITS formatted files for years. Nothing in the Standards Reference forbids this usage. EN development team members believe there should be no problem with the usage of these extensions. Therefore, these well established extensions should be added to the list of reserved file extensions shown in Table 10.1 of the PDS Standards Reference.
Working Group
E. Rye (lead) C. Neese, B. Sword
Originator: Elizabeth Rye
Standards Change Request
Discussion
- Discussion Blog
- Telecons: 2008-01-09 (HTML), 2008-01-30 (HTML), 2008-02-13 (WAV), 2008-02-27 (HTML), 2008-03-19 (WAV), 2008-04-16 (WAV)
Supplementary Material
Status
Votes
| Node | Representative | Version 2 |
|---|---|---|
| ATM | Lyle Huber | yes |
| EN | Steve Hughes | yes |
| GEO | Susie Slavney | yes |
| IMG | – | no vote |
| NAIF | Boris Semenov | abstain |
| PPI | Todd King | yes |
| RINGS | Mitch Gordon | yes |
| RSa | Dick Simpson | yes |
| SBN | – | no vote |
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Consider alternative wording for paragraph in Section 10.2.3: “Use of a reserved file extension implies that the file contains data in the associated format. However, PDS may not have approved ALL associated formats for data archiving purposes. Consult Discipline Node personnel for assistance.”
| Node | Representative | Version 2 |
|---|---|---|
| ATM | Lyle Huber | MC vote unwarranted |
| EN | Steve Hughes | MC vote unwarranted |
| GEO | Susie Slavney | MC vote unwarranted |
| IMG | – | no vote |
| NAIF | Boris Semenov | abstain |
| PPI | Todd King | MC vote unwarranted |
| RINGS | Mitch Gordon | MC vote unwarranted |
| RS | Dick Simpson | MC vote unwarranted |
| SBN | – | no vote |