ASDF standard 1.6.0
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This document describes the Advanced Scientific Data Format (ASDF),
pronounced *AZ*-diff.  You can read the full specification at [the online documentation](http://asdf-standard.readthedocs.io/).

> This is the **A**dvanced **S**cientific **D**ata **F**ormat - if you are looking for the **A**daptable **S**eismic **D**ata **F**ormat, go here: http://seismic-data.org/


## Contributing
Please open a new [issue](https://github.com/spacetelescope/asdf-standard/issue) or new [pull request](https://github.com/spacetelescope/asdf-standard/pulls) for bugs, feedback, or new features you would like to see. If there is an issue you would like to work on, please leave a comment and we will be happy to assist. New contributions and contributors are very welcome!

There are two mailing lists for ASDF:

* [asdf-users](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/asdf-users)
* [asdf-developers](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/asdf-developers)

## Getting More Information

* [FAQ page](https://github.com/spacetelescope/asdf-standard/wiki/FAQ) on the wiki.
* [ASDF: A new data format for astronomy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ascom.2015.06.004), published in *Astronomy and Computing*:

> Greenfield, P., Droettboom, M., & Bray, E. (2015). ASDF: A new data format for astronomy. *Astronomy and Computing*, 12: 240-251.
> doi:[10.1016/j.ascom.2015.06.004](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ascom.2015.06.004)
