Common Data Format
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Common Data Format is a library and toolkit that has been developed by NASA
. The software is an interface for the storage and manipulation of multi-dimensional data sets.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
. The software is an interface for the storage and manipulation of multi-dimensional data sets.
See also
- CGNSCGNSCGNS stands for CFD General Notation System. It is a general, portable, and extensible standard for the storage and retrieval of CFD analysis data. It consists of a collection of conventions, and free and open software implementing those conventions...
(CFDComputational fluid dynamicsComputational fluid dynamics, usually abbreviated as CFD, is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical methods and algorithms to solve and analyze problems that involve fluid flows. Computers are used to perform the calculations required to simulate the interaction of liquids and gases with...
General Notation System) - EAS3EAS3EAS3 is a software toolkit for reading and writing structured binary data with geometry information and for postprocessing of these data. It is meant to exchange floating-point data according to IEEE standard between different computers, to modify them or to convert them into other file formats....
(Ein-Ausgabe-System) - FITSFITSFlexible Image Transport System is a digital file format used to store, transmit, and manipulate scientific and other images. FITS is the most commonly used digital file format in astronomy...
(Flexible Image Transport System) - GRIBGRIBGRIB is a mathematically concise data format commonly used in meteorology to store historical and forecast weather data...
(GRIdded Binary) - Hierarchical Data FormatHierarchical Data FormatHierarchical Data Format is the name of a set of file formats and libraries designed to store and organize large amounts of numerical data...
(HDF) - NetCDFNetCDFNetCDF is a set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data. The project homepage is hosted by the Unidata program at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research...
(Network Common Data Form - not compatible with CDF) - TecplotTecplotTecplot is the name of a family of visualization software tools developed by Tecplot, Inc., which is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.-Tecplot Chorus:...
binary files - XMDFXMDFXMDF is a library providing a standard format for the geometry data storage of river cross-sections, 2D/3D structured and unstructured meshes, geometric paths through space, and associated time data. XMDF uses HDF5 for cross-platform data storage and compression...
(eXtensible Model Data Format)
External links
- Goddard Space Flight Center Common Data Format home page
- "An Introduction to Distributed Visualization"; section 4.2 contains a comparison of CDF, HDF, and netCDF.