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Name	ASEG-GDF2- Data Definition File
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Identifiers	PUID: fmt/1593
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Classification	Text (Structured)
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Description	ASEG-GDF2 (Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists General Data Format Revision 2) is a data standard for the exchange and archive of geophysical data. Its primary purpose is to provide a consistent and self-documenting method for exchanging and archiving geophysical data between organisations with different hardware and software systems. For data to comply with the standard, it must be stored as a set of related ASCII files, which must include the following four filetypes as a minimum: File1.DAT, survey.DES, survey.DFN and survey.MET. The .dfn files enable the writing of code to enable to recovery of the geophysical data fields and their associated formats.
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Related file formats	None.
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Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	National Library of Australia / National Library of Australia
Source date	06 Jan 2022
Source description
Last updated	06 Jan 2022
Note	https://www.aseg.org.au/sites/default/files/pdf/ASEG-GDF2-REV4.pdf