Standard for Documentation of Astronomical Catalogues

Abbreviation: SDAC

General Information

A set of conventions for archiving astronomical data. As well as path, filename and data format conventions, the key file is a plain text description file, including all the necessary metadata information related to the catalogue: author(s), reference(s) of the related published papers, brief summary, scientific keys, caption and accurate description of each table of the catalogue.

Homepage http://cds.u-strasbg.fr/doc/catstd.htx

Developed in France

Created in 1994

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How to cite this record FAIRsharing.org: SDAC; Standard for Documentation of Astronomical Catalogues; DOI: https://doi.org/10.25504/FAIRsharing.zcjkc7; Last edited: Jan. 8, 2019, 1:37 p.m.; Last accessed: Jan 22 2019 6:43 a.m.

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SDAC Documentation (pdf)

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Centre de Donnes astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS), Strasbourg, France (Government body)

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