Visit the following links at earthdata.nasa.gov for more information regarding standards:

• ESDIS Standards Office Home
• Standards Process Overview: An overview of the two-phase process for identification of appropriate standards and subsequent adoption for use in NASA Earth science data systems.
• Data Format Standards: A listing and description of the most common data formats.
• Metadata Standards and Conventions: A listing and description of the most common metadata formats and conventions.
• Discovery and Access Technologies: A listing and description of the most common discovery and access technologies.
• Heritage Standards: A listing and description of the standards that were in use by NASA Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) prior to the start of the legacy ESDS Standards Process Group (SPG).