ISO/IEC 8211:1994 Information technology - Specification for a data descriptive file for information interchange
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Overview
| Full name | ISO/IEC 8211:1994, Information technology - Specification for a data descriptive file for information interchange |
| Version | Edition 2 |
| Amendments | None |
| Corrigenda | None |
| Published by | ISO and IEC |
| Languages | English |
| Online overview | https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#!iso:std:20305:en |
| Type of standard | ISO International Standard
Instance level |
| Similar standard(s) | None |
| Application | ISO/IEC 8211 specifies an interchange format to facilitate the moving of files or parts of files containing data records between computer systems. The intended use of the format is for physical recorded media and communication files. This standard is used in S-57 IHO transfer standard for digital hydrographic data to define the data format, ensuring data interoperability and exchange. |
| Implementation benefits | ISO/IEC 8211 specifies medium-independent and system-independent file and data record formats to ensure interoperability of information. The data format can store elementary data, vectors, arrays and hierarchies. |