Editing Common Data Format

{{Short description|Library and toolkit for multi-dimensional data}}
'''Common Data Format''' ('''CDF''') is a library and toolkit that was developed by the [[National Space Science Data Center]] (NSSDC) at [[NASA]] started in 1985. The software is an interface for the [[Computer data storage|storage]] and [[data manipulation|manipulation]] of [[multi-dimensional data]] sets.<ref>{{cite web|title=FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS|url=http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/FAQ.html|publisher=nasa.gov|accessdate=2008-03-18}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[CGNS]] ([[Computational fluid dynamics|CFD]] General Notation System)
* [[Common data model]]
* [[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==
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==External links==
* {{cite web | url = http://cdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/ | publisher = Goddard Space Flight Center | title = Common Data Format }}
* {{cite web | title = An Introduction to Distributed Visualization | citeseerx = 10.1.1.63.8349 | postscript = : }} section 4.2 contains a comparison of CDF, HDF, and netCDF.

[[Category:Meteorological data and networks]]
[[Category:NASA spin-off technologies]]


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