What is the difference between .fits and .svgz?
- Extension
- .fits
- .svgz
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Vector Image
- Developer
- IAU FITS Working Group
- Adobe Systems
- Description
- The Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file format is a digital file format used primarily in astronomy for storing, transmitting, and analyzing scientific images and data. Developed in the late 1970s, FITS was designed to provide a standard for the interchange of astronomical data, facilitating the sharing and analysis of data among astronomers and researchers worldwide.
- Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG) files store graphic images in XML format and may contain gradients, transparency, filters and animations. SVG files are compressed using GZIP compression.
- MIME Type
- image/fits
- image/svg+xml
- Sample
- sample.fits
- Wikipedia
- .fits on Wikipedia
- .svgz on Wikipedia