---------------------------------------------------------- | CURRENT STATUS OF ALL OFWG RECOMMENDATIONS & PROPOSALS | ---------------------------------------------------------- Last Update: 1994 Aug 01 This document lists the current status of both preliminary and full recommendations of the OGIP FITS Working Group, along with a list of outstanding proposals. The panel discussion relating to each proposal is summarized in the minutes of the relevant meeting(s). A) FULL RECOMMENDATIONS ----------------------- R1 - On the use of underscores & hyphens in FITS keywords & column names Prelim vote: 1993 Jun 16 Full Vote: 1993 Jun 30 R2 - On the proposed new EXTCLASS & EXTTYPE keywords to provide a hierarchial classification scheme for the various types of FITS extensions used within the OGIP. Prelim vote: 1993 Jun 16 Full Vote: 1993 Jun 30 **OVERTURNED**: 1993 Jul 21 ... revised proposal now p4.1 (below) R3 - On standard RA & DEec keywords giving the position of the observed object, the telescope pointing, and the spacecraft axes Prelim vote: 1993 Jun 16 Full Vote: 1993 Jun 30 R4 - On the use of the CATIDn FITS keywords to contain (source) catalog identifications Prelim vote: 1993 Jun 16 Also discussed: 1993 Jun 30 Full Vote: 1993 Aug 04 R5 - On the specification of physical units in FITS files Full Vote: 1993 Aug 04 R6 - On the minimum & maximum actual & legal values within columns of FITS tables Prelim vote: 1993 Aug 04 Full Vote: 1993 Aug 27 R7 - On the CREATOR keyword, a standard to denote the name+version of the software program that generated that FITS file/extension. Prelim vote: 1993 Oct 21 Full Vote: 1993 Nov 17 R8 - On the proposed HDUCLASn keywords to provide a hierarchial classification scheme for the various types of FITS extensions used within the OGIP (was R2) Prelim vote: 1993 Aug 04 Also discussed: 1993 Aug 27, Sep 08, Sep 23, Sep 29, Oct 06, Oct 21, Nov 17 Full Vote: 1994 Feb 02 R9 - That a quality flag value of zero be reserved to indicate GOOD (not rejected) quality data, with an instrument/dataset/application- specific scale of non-zero quality flag values used to indicate why the data is considered of bad quality, the degree of 'badness', and data flagged to be ignored in downstream s/w by users. Prelim vote: 1994 May 11 Full Vote: 1994 Jul 06 R10 - That the keywords & definitions listed in the document given below to denote the channel & energy boundaries be used (when required) in all OGIP FITS files. Prelim vote: 1994 May 11 Full Vote: 1994 Jul 06 R11 - That the keywords & definitions relating to "exposure" times & their correction factors listed in the document by Angelini (see below) be used in all OGIP FITS files. Prelim vote: 1994 May 11 Full Vote: 1994 Jul 06 R12 - On the adoption of standard strings to denote the mission, instrument and filters within X- & gamma-ray astronomy. Prelim Vote: 1994 Feb 02 Full Vote: 1994 Jul 06 R13 - The OGIP Long String Keyword Convention Full Vote: 1994 Jul 27 R14 - TSORTKEY - A Convention for Specifying the Sort Order of a FITS Table Full Vote: 1994 Nov 16 R15 - FITS Table Column Naming Conventions Full Vote: 1995 Feb 01 B) PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS ------------------------------ This list EXCLUDES those which have made it to full recommendations as listed in A) above. p15.2 - On a Naming Convention for FITS Coordinate System Keywords Prelim Vote: 1994 Feb 02