5 Proposals Regarding the FITS Data Format


The following proposals are designed to address some of the most frequently mentioned limitations with the FITS data format.
  1. To increase the allowed length of keyword names
  2. To increase the allowed length of string keyword values
  3. To allow additional characters in keyword names
  4. Definition of a FITS version keyword
  5. A convention for pre-allocating space in FITS headers for future use