SEG Y Rev 2.0 An update to the SEG seismic data interchange standard SEG Technical Standards Committee

What it is An expansion of SEG Y with a high degree of backward compatibility to – address current limitations of sample rates, trace length & traces/ensemble precision in temporal and spatial values – allow any number of user-defined trace headers

What it is not A field recording format A non-seismic data exchange format A brand new format, e.g. XML-based

What else Efficient use of high-performance tape Coordinate reference information coordinated with SEG D rev 3.0 Clarification/corrections of documentation

Where we are Formal subcommittee to kick off at 2012 SEG Annual Meeting Initial SEG Y rev 2.0 strawman draft Generic encapsulation proposal to support high performance tape