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With the advent of GPlates 1.5 came the ability to read a new version of the rotation file format called '' | With the advent of GPlates 1.5 came the ability to read a new version of the rotation file format called '' | ||
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| 1 (svn: 1793) | 1.0 | 2012-05-11 | | | 1 (svn: 1793) | 1.0 | 2012-05-11 | | ||
+ | For the document revisions, please see the [[https:// | ||
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===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
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- | ==== Bibliographic and reference section ==== | + | ===== Bibliographic and reference section |
The next mandatory block encompasses the bibliographic or reference data valid for the file globally. The field contain a reference to a bibliographic data base in BibTeX format as well as to the GPlates Information Model (GPGIM) website and a base URL for the [[https:// | The next mandatory block encompasses the bibliographic or reference data valid for the file globally. The field contain a reference to a bibliographic data base in BibTeX format as well as to the GPlates Information Model (GPGIM) website and a base URL for the [[https:// | ||
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- | ==== Geological time scales ==== | + | ===== Geological time scales |
One of the most important piece of metadata is information about the geological time scales (GTS) used to convert relative geological ages to absolute times. | One of the most important piece of metadata is information about the geological time scales (GTS) used to convert relative geological ages to absolute times. | ||
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- | ==== OPTIONAL: Revision history ==== | + | ===== OPTIONAL: Revision history |
The optional revision history block is used for versioning. The actual list of applicable subattributes depends on the versioning system used. | The optional revision history block is used for versioning. The actual list of applicable subattributes depends on the versioning system used. | ||
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- | ====== File body: The rotation sequences ====== | + | ====== File body elements: The rotation sequences ====== |
The file body contains all data outside the file header. These are Moving Plate Rotation Sequences (MPRS) which are in turn composed of individual lines listing rotation parameters. | The file body contains all data outside the file header. These are Moving Plate Rotation Sequences (MPRS) which are in turn composed of individual lines listing rotation parameters. |