Let me make sure I understand this:
It is incorrect to say that a "GridSpec file" (be it NetCDF or XML or
something else) conforms to GridSpec v1.6.
A NetCDF file _can_ conform to CF v1.6, but that has no bearing on
GridSpec.
Something can conform to GridSpec (currently w/ no version), but that
has no bearing on its actual format.
In the future, though, if something conforms to CF v1.7 that will imply
that it includes the GridSpec terms and structures.
Is that correct?
Thanks,
Allyn
On 11/26/2012 09:45 AM, Alexander Pletzer wrote:
Hi Allyn,
On 11/23/2012 01:02 PM, Allyn Treshansky wrote:
Hello.
I am confused as to the relationship between GridSpec and the
official CF Conventions. In particular, it's not clear whether or
not GridSpec is part of the latest version (v1.6).
According to the CF Tracker
[https://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/trac/ticket/63], the GridSpec proposal has
been approved. However, there is no mention of it in the latest
Convention Documentation
[http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-conventions/1.6/cf-conventions.html].
I think Gridspec did not quite make it into CF 1.6, Jeff Painter may
know whether it will be incorporated into 1.7.
The ticket does reference a formal extension to CF
[https://ice.txcorp.com/trac/modave/wiki/CFProposalGridspec].
Presumably, this is what users should reference for GridSpec
documentation. Is that correct,
Yes.
or is there another document we should be using? And it remains odd
that there is no link from the v1.6 documentation to GridSpec
documentation (either that techX page or another one).
Assuming that the techX page is the correct location for GridSpec CF
documentation, it is lacking any version information.
You mean CF version?
How will future governance be handled without that? Should we
consider the page as it stands CF version 1.6?
Also, can the GridSpec convention only be expressed as a netCDF file?
Yes it was written for netcdf. I'm assuming that anything that can be
done in netcdf can be done in XML though I'm not a XML specialist.
Best,
--Alex
Are there other formats (such as XML) for the CF Conventions that
support GridSpec?
Many thanks for your help.
Regards,
Allyn
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