[fitsbits] DOI keyword usage for FITS? {External}

[Mohammad Akhlaghi]

Hi Marjolein,

> I think that a discussion towards supporting a more elaborate complete 
> modern data model is more useful than a discussion if and how to 
> shoehorn this in one or more header keywords.

"Modern" is a relative term: what we define as "modern" today will be 
"classic"/"ancient" in 10/50 years!

Being able to use +30 year old data today, and guaranteeing this for the 
next generation in +30 years, is a major asset we have in astronomy 
(thanks to FITS!); allowing us to build upon previous work; not 
re-starting from scratch.

We shouldn't (and cannot afford to!) fall in the trap of defining a 
different data format every decade!

Cheers,
Mohammad

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Mohammad Akhlaghi
Lead of J-PAS and ARRAKIHS data reduction pipelines

Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA),
Teruel, Spain