[hdf-forum] XDMF

[Ruth Aydt]

Hi Andrew --

Not a direct answer to your question, but somewhat related.

You may be interested in taking a look at the HDF4 Mapping Prototype  
project we did in conjunction with NASA and National Snow and Ice Data  
Center.

In this project, XML "mapping files" hold the metadata and pointers/ 
maps to "data values" stored in binary HDF4 files.  While a prototype,  
and with HDF4 (not HDF5), the ideas still apply.

See http://www.hdfgroup.org/projects/hdf4mapping  More details  
available in the HDF4 Mapping Prototype Design paper available from  
the page http://www.hdfgroup.org/projects/hdf4mapping/hdf4mapping_schema.html

XML + HDF seem like a natural fit & there has bee quite a bit of  
interest in this area.  We're hoping to do more as funding for  
projects becomes available.

-Ruth


On Oct 13, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Andrew Cunningham wrote:

> HDF-users,
> Just out of interest , is there much adoption of XDMF in products  
> apart from ParaView?
> The approach of XML for light-weight data and HDF for heavy-weight  
> data is quite an attractive approach.
>
> On Oct 13, 2008, at 1:14 AM, Natalie Happenhofer wrote:
>
>> I´m trying to write my data in the xdmf-format and read it in  
>> paraview.
>
> Andrew
>

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