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UDDF - Universal Dive Data Format v2.1.0

Raimundo Fernandez Diez <rai@virtual-sub.org>, Steffen Reith <streit@streit.cc>, Kai Schröder <kai@streit.cc>, Stephan Veigl <stephan.veigl@aquadivelog.org> with contributions of Pierre Mareschal <pmareschal@yahoo.com> (general XML suggestions), Sandra Sterner <sandra.sterner@gmx.net> (Ecology Section)

February 15th, 2007

The Universal Dive Data Format (UDDF) is the successor of the Universal Dive Computer Format (UDCF) and is designed to manage all dive data - planning, logging, analysing of scuba dives (apnoe, rebreathers, open systems, all possible breathing gases), logbook, calculation of dive tables, archiving etc. - regardless of manufacturer, and independent of the operating system respectively, and to provide its interchangeabilty. UDDF is an open format and is . All interested people, and companies/manufacturers, are encouraged to support the further development. With this a maximum of flexibility and the newest stand of UDDF is obtained - reaction on scientific and technologic improvements is quickly possible. UDDF is freely distributed. The aim of the developers is to establish UDDF worldwide as a standard data format for all types of dive data.

1. Motivation - Data exchange between programs (of different manufacturers)

2. UDDF - standardized, open, free to use

3. Units used in UDDF

4. General structure of an UDDF file

5. Cross-Referencing

6. The different sections of UDDF, and their elements

7. Example UDDF files

8. Elements of UDDF (in alphabetical order)

9. Changes

10. GNU Free Documentation License

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