[DALI] timestamp format

Ray Plante rplante at illinois.edu
Fri Nov 8 08:57:54 PST 2013


Hi,

I note that VOResource and RI follows the same convention as FITS and 
what is in DALI: timestamps are in UTC, Z is not included but assumed.


On Thu, 7 Nov 2013, Mark Taylor wrote:
> While I think that using FITS as the normative standard sounds
> reasonable, a non-normative comment or footnote mentioning that
> it's effectively ISO8601 without a Z, and with the meaning of
> UTC (er... if that's what it is) would be useful for readers.

+1

cheers,
Ray


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