NetCDF Java Tutorial

1. Overview

• The Common Data Model
• Building from source

2. Working with CDM datasets

• NetcdfFile: reading CDM files
• NetcdfDataset: enhanced files, coordinate systems
• NetcdfFileWriteable: writing netCDF-3 Files (CDM 4.2)
• Writing netCDF files: writing netCDF-3 and netCDF-4 Files (CDM 4.3+)

3. NcML

• Modifying existing files
• Aggregation

4. Writing an I/O Service Provider

• Implementing an IOSP : Overview
• Example: Lightning data
• Example: DMSP data
• IOSP details
• Other Classes Needed when writing an IOSP

5. Coordinate Systems

• _Coordinate Attribute Examples
• Writing a Coordinate System Builder: recognizing Coordinate Systems.
• Writing a Coordinate Transform: implementing Projections and Vertical Transforms

6. Scientific Feature Types

• Feature Dataset Overview
• Grid Datasets
• Radial Datatype
• Point Feature Datasets (aka Discrete Sampling Geometry datasets)

7. Runtime Loading

• Runtime Loading Summary

8. Reference

• Reference Docs

This document was last updated July 2013