BS ISO 12175:1994+A1:2015

This standard BS ISO 12175:1994+A1:2015 Space data and information transfer systems. Standard formatted data units. Structure and construction rules is classified in these ICS categories:

• 49.140 Space systems and operations

The purpose of this document is to establish a Recommendation for the implementation of standard data structures for the interchange of data in a more uniform and automated fashion within and between the Agencies participating in the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS).

This Recommendation defines the Standard Formatted Data Unit (SFDU) Concept. This concept covers the following areas:

1. A method for labelling data objects to provide a general classification and a link to a unique description of each data object;

2. A method of organising data objects into a hierarchial structure to provide a complete set of information. This includes referencing of data objects that are defined externally, such as files.