Common Data Format

Common Data Format (CDF) is a library and toolkit that was developed by the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) at NASA starting in 1985. The software is an interface for the storage and manipulation of multi-dimensional data sets.[1]

See also

• CGNS (CFD General Notation System)
• EAS3 (Ein-Ausgabe-System)
• FITS (Flexible Image Transport System)
• GRIB (GRIdded Binary)
• Hierarchical Data Format (HDF)
• NetCDF (Network Common Data Form - not compatible with CDF)
• Tecplot binary files
• XMDF (eXtensible Model Data Format)

References

1. "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS". nasa.gov. Retrieved 2008-03-18.

External links

• "Common Data Format". Goddard Space Flight Center.
• "An Introduction to Distributed Visualization". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.63.8349: Missing or empty |url= (help) section 4.2 contains a comparison of CDF, HDF, and netCDF.

This article is based on material taken from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing prior to 1 November 2008 and incorporated under the "relicensing" terms of the GFDL, version 1.3 or later.