Data Standards
The PDS4 archiving standard has been required for data archives from NASA-funded missions and research activities since 2011. For those who are working on a project started under the PDS3 standards, go to PDS3 Data Standards.
- To find detailed documentation of the PDS4 data standards, refer to PDS4 Documents.
- PDS allows only a limited set of formats for all files and documents in an archive. These formats are summarized in this policy. For more resources, refer to Archiving Formats.
- To see training and exercise materials on PDS4 data standards, refer to PDS4 Training.
- For a list of the core software tools and libraries used for generating, validating, transforming, and accessing data, see the Tools page.
- The PDS4 archive standards include international coordination through the International Planetary Data Alliance.
PDS4 Versions
PDS4 Build Schedule
| IM Version |
Build Number |
Release Date |
| 1.25.0.0 (1P00) |
16.0 |
December 2025 |
| 1.24.0.0 (1O00) |
15.1 |
June 2025 |
| 1.23.0.0 (1N00) |
15.0 |
December 2024 |
| 1.22.0.0 (1M00) |
14.1 |
June 2024 |
| 1.21.0.0 (1L00) |
14.0 |
December 2023 |
| 1.20.0.0 (1K00) |
13.1 |
June 2023 |
| 1.19.0.0 (1J00) |
13.0 |
December 2022 |
| 1.18.0.0 (1I00) |
12.1 |
June 2022 |
| 1.17.0.0 |
12.0 |
December 2021 |
| 1.16.0.0 |
11.1 |
June 2021 |
| 1.15.0.0 |
11.0 |
January 2021 |
| 1.14.0.0 |
10b |
May 2020 |
| 1.13.0.0 |
10a |
December 2019 |
| 1.12.0.0 |
9b |
June 2019 |
| 1.11.1.0 |
9a+ |
May 2019 |
| 1.11.0.0 |
9a |
November 2018 |
| 1.10.1.0 |
8b+ |
May 2018 |
| 1.10.0.0 |
8b |
April 2018 |
| 1.9.0.0 |
8a |
October 2017 |
| 1.8.0.0 |
7b |
April 2017 |
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