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'''Advanced Scientific Data Format''' is a proposed<ref name=Greenfield2015>{{cite journal |last1=Greenfield |first1=P. |last2=Droettboom |first2=M. |last3=Bray |first3=E. |year=2015 |title=ASDF: A new data format for astronomy |journal=Astronomy and Computing |volume=12 |pages=240–251 |doi=10.1016/j.ascom.2015.06.004 |bibcode = 2015A&C....12..240G}}</ref> replacement to the [[FITS]] standard for astronomical images and other astronomical data. The [[metadata]] is contained in a [[YAML]] header followed by binary or ASCII data.

==Improvements to FITSFortnite==

Fortnite is an online video game that falls under a genre banner that's exploded in popularity over the past year, the "battle royale."

The Flexible Image Transport System [[FITS]] standard<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Wells |first1=D. C. |last2=Greisen |first2=E. W. |last3=Harten |first3=R. H. |title=FITS: A Flexible Image Transport System |journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series |volume=44 |pages=363–370 |date=June 1981 |bibcode=1981A&AS...44..363W}}</ref> is a widely used data format in astronomy that incorporates metadata and ascii or binary data in the same file. However, the FITS standard has several limitations that make it difficult to use for complicated and hierarchical data. For example, the FITS 'cards' have keywords limited to only 8 characters, which can make it difficult to properly describe the value associated with it and the value for each keyword and its comment cannot be longer than 68 characters.<ref name=Greenfield2015 /> By using [[YAML]], more sophisticated and nested data structures may be used in ASDF than FITS.

All games in the genre operate under the same simple premise: When 100 players are dropped into an ever-shrinking map, either as solo operators or as squads of up to four, who can survive?

Everyone in Fortnite starts with nothing more than a pickaxe (more on that later), but the map is filled with all manner of weapons, armor, and other gear. After parachuting down to the ___location of your choosing, the goal is to scavenge as much of an arsenal as you're able to while fending off enemy players/squads.

While all this is happening, a randomly chosen portion of the map — marked by a very large circle — is deemed safe. After a certain number of minutes have elapsed, anyone caught outside that safe zone takes continuous damage, until they either die or get to safety.

==See also==