Common Data Format
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The '''Common Data Format''' (CDF) is a file format and associated APIs designed by NASA for multi-dimensional datasets. It has largely been supplanted by the (mostly unrelated, except in name) [[netCDF]]. | The '''Common Data Format''' (CDF) is a file format and associated APIs designed by NASA for multi-dimensional datasets. It has largely been supplanted by the (mostly unrelated, except in name) [[netCDF]]. | ||
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| + | == Identification == | ||
| + | The version 3 examples start with byte sequence <code>CD F3 00 01</code>, the middle ranged versions (2.6 and 2.7) begin with <code>CD F2 60 02</code> and | ||
| + | older versions 2.5 or earlier start with byte sequence <code>00 00 FF FF</code>. | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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== Software == | == Software == | ||
* [http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/ CDF Home Page] → [http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/Version/V3500/sw_and_docs.html Download CDF Software] ... | * [http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/ CDF Home Page] → [http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/Version/V3500/sw_and_docs.html Download CDF Software] ... | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdf/cdf_test_files/ | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/ CDF Home Page] | * [http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/ CDF Home Page] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Common Data Format]] | ||
Revision as of 16:11, 4 March 2022
The Common Data Format (CDF) is a file format and associated APIs designed by NASA for multi-dimensional datasets. It has largely been supplanted by the (mostly unrelated, except in name) netCDF.
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Identification
The version 3 examples start with byte sequence CD F3 00 01, the middle ranged versions (2.6 and 2.7) begin with CD F2 60 02 and
older versions 2.5 or earlier start with byte sequence 00 00 FF FF.
