Suggested Keywords for Use in Distribution_Format in the Distribution Field
ACC
ARCE	> ARC/INFO Export
ARCG
ASCII	> American Standard Code for Information Interchange
BIL	> Band Interleaved by Line
BIP	> Band Interleaved by Pixel
BSQ	> Band Sequential
EXCEL	> Microsoft Excel
CDF	> Common Data Format
CFF
COORD
DBF	> Database File
DEM	> Digital Elevation Model
DFAD	
DGN
DIF
DIGEST
DLG	> Digital Line Graph
DOC	> Document
DTED
DWG
DX90
DXF
EPS	> Encapsulated Postscript
ERDAS	> Erdas
FW
GEOTIFF
GIF	> Graphics Interchange Format
GRA
GRASS	> Geographical Resources Analysis Support System
HDF		> Hierarchical Data Format
HTML	> HyperText Markup Language
IGDS
IGES	> Initial Graphics Exchange Standard
JPEG	> Joint Photographic Experts Group
MS Word > Microsoft Word
MOSS
MPEG	> Motion Picture Experts Group
Native Format
netCDF	> NETwork Common Data Format
NITF	> National Imagery Transmission Format
PBM
PDF	> Portable Document Format
PLT
PNG	> Portable Network Graphics
PS		> Postscript
QP
RPD
RPF
RVC
RVF
SDTS	> Spatial Data Transfer Standard
SHP	> ArcView Shapefile
SIF
SLF
SPLUS	> Splus statistical software
TIFF	> Tagged Image File Format
TGRLN	> Tiger Line File
VPF
WK1	> Lotus Worksheet
WKS	  > Lotus Worksheet
WP	    > WordPerfect
WMS	> Web Map Service
WCS	> Web Coverage Service
WFS	> Web Feature Service

        

 

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Service Entry Resource Format (SERF) Writer's Guide, 2008.
Global Change Master Directory. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [http://gcmd.nasa.gov/User/serfguide/].