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

2. 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

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

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

5. 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