Re: [CF-metadata] Extension of Discrete Sampling Geometries for Simple Features

t; Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 11:07:00 -0600 >> From: David Blodgett <dblodg...@usgs.gov> >> To: Bob Simons - NOAA Federal <bob.sim...@noaa.gov> >> Cc: CF Metadata <cf-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu> >> Subject: Re: [CF-metadata] Extension of Discrete Sampling Geometries >&g

Re: [CF-metadata] Extension of Discrete Sampling Geometries for Simple Features

risky to me to take just the first (easy?) step "to > support the use cases that have a compelling need today" and not solve the > entire problem. I know the CF way is to just solve real, current needs, but > in this case it seems to risk a head slap moment in the future when

Re: [CF-metadata] Extension of Discrete Sampling Geometries for Simple Features

eatures: I suspect that there will have to be enough custom code >>>> that the ragged array bits are going to be the least of it. >>>> >>>> So I'm for the "new" way of representing ragged arrays >>>> >>>> -CHB >>>

Re: [CF-metadata] Extension of Discrete Sampling Geometries for Simple Features

for different b indices. >> DSG solved this (5 different ways!), but only for DSG. >> The Simple Features proposal seeks to solve the problem for Simple Features. >> We still have no support for Unicode variable-length Strings. >> >> Instead of continuing to solve t

Re: [CF-metadata] Extension of Discrete Sampling Geometries for Simple Features

ssed parts of your proposal that answer these > questions. > > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 5:57 AM, <cf-metadata-requ...@cgd.ucar.edu > <mailto:cf-metadata-requ...@cgd.ucar.edu>> wrote: > Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2017 07:57:36 -0600 > From: David Blodgett <dblodg...@usgs

Re: [CF-metadata] Extension of Discrete Sampling Geometries for Simple Features

estions. On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 5:57 AM, <cf-metadata-requ...@cgd.ucar.edu> wrote: > Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2017 07:57:36 -0600 > From: David Blodgett <dblodg...@usgs.gov> > To: <cf-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu> > Subject: [CF-metadata] Extension of Discrete Sampling Geometries f

[CF-metadata] Extension of Discrete Sampling Geometries for Simple Features

Dear CF Community, We are pleased to submit this proposal for your consideration and review. The cover letter we've prepared below provides some background and explanation for the proposed approach. The google doc here is an excerpt of the CF specification with track