Vocabulary
MEDIN data format categories
| URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/M01/current/ |
|---|---|
| Description | Terms describing what types of data formats exist in a data set so a human can identify if the data is likely to be of use and select a tool to interrogate that data. |
| Creator | MEDIN Standards Group |
| Modified | 2016-06-02 |
| Version Info | 3 |
| Identifier | M01 |
| Register Manager | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Register Owner | MEDIN Standards Group |
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| ID ↑ | Preferred Label ↑ | Definition ↑ | Date ↑ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANAUD | Analogue Audio | Recordings of sound converted to an electrical signal which is stored continuously using a medium such as magnetic tape or vinyl. | 2016-06-01 |
| BIN | Binary | Any file format for digital data that are not encoded in a recognised standard character code such as ASCII. Binary files need bespoke APIs in order to be interrogated or manipulated and cannot be read using text viewers. | 2016-04-01 |
| DB | Database | Files that are used to store data in database applications such as Oracle or MS Access | 2009-07-29 |
| DEL | Delimited | File formats that are delimited by commas, tabs, semi colons that can be opened using software packages such as MS Excel | 2009-07-29 |
| DIGAUD | Digital Audio | Recordings of sound converted to an electrical signal the properties of which are determined as numbers at regular intervals and stored. | 2016-06-01 |
| DOC | Documents | Files that hold written information such as pdf, doc, | 2009-07-29 |
| GIS | Geographic Information System | Files that are geographic in scope and can be opened by MapInfo or ESRI | 2009-07-29 |
| KMX | Google Earth and Oceans | Files (e.g. kml, kmg) used to display data and images using Google applications Earth and Oceans. | 2009-07-29 |
| IMG | Image | Still image files such as jpeg, tiff, png that may be opened by applications such as PhotoShop | 2009-07-29 |
| MOV | Movie | Files that capture moving images such as avi, mpeg, mov, wmv | 2009-07-29 |
| NC | Network Common Data Form | Binary data files conforming to a set of conventions allowing them to be manipulated through the NetCDF API and tools built using that API | 2009-07-29 |
| ODV | Ocean Data View | Delimited files conforming to a set of conventions that allow them to be opened and interrogated using the OCEAN Data View application | 2009-07-29 |
| TXT | Text or Plaintext | Files encoded in a character convention, usually ASCII, that need to be handled with a generic text editor such as Vi or Notepad or bespoke software | 2009-07-29 |
