Hi all -
Just to clarify, NetCDF 'classic' and CF are already endorsed by NASA's
SPG, and NetCDF4 is at the review stage.
As far as I know, NetCDF's standing as a NASA-endorsed standard
is not in question at all; I don't believe the SPG ever removes a
standard from its list.
Cheers - Nan
On 6/21/11 11:23 AM, Karl Taylor wrote:
Dear all,
I hope some of you will weigh-in concerning use of netCDF as a NASA
data standard. See survey below.
Best regards,
Karl
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Spg-announce] Request for Comments: NASA use of netCDF-4
file format with HDF5
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:22:05 -0700
From: Ullman, Richard E. (GSFC-5860) <[email protected]>
To: SPG Announce <[email protected]>
CC: [email protected] <[email protected]>
NASA Data Systems Stakeholders:
The Earth Science Data Systems Working Group (ESDSWG) for Standards is
conducting a review of the network Common Data Form version 4, which
uses the Hierarchical Data Format version 5 as a storage layer
(netCDF-4 / HDF5), for possible adoption as a community standard.
The scope of the present review is the “implementation experience”
and/or the "operational suitability" of the netCDF-4 specification. We
have forwarded these questions to you because you are a NASA
stakeholder who is likely to have experience with netCDF-4. Please
respond with comments as relevant.
If you have experience in using the netCDF-4 format (e.g., as a data
provider, data consumer, or software developer or user), or in
supporting software tools for netCDF-4, we'd like to hear from you. If
you have tried to work with the netCDF-4 format but abandoned the
effort for whatever reason, we'd like to hear about that experience as
well. We'd also like to hear from those with experiences with other
self-describing data formats about the appropriateness of the proposed
specification.
The Standards Process Group is charged with recommending data systems
standards that will enhance interoperation of Earth science data
systems within the agency and with partnering organizations. We do
this through open review of standards submitted by community
stakeholders for endorsement by NASA. It is absolutely essential that
members of communities that may be impacted by proposed standards
provide input in this process.
Suggested comment areas for netCDF-4 are attached. The technical
description of netCDF-4/HDF5 for your review can be found here:
http://www.esdswg.org/spg/rfc/esds-rfc-022
Comments should be sent before July 8 to <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>.
Thank you
Richard Ullman
For the SPG
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