Transition from HDF4 to HDF5: Issues

9/29/00


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Transition from HDF4 to HDF5: Issues

Overall Goal

Conclusions (Preview) Transition from HDF4 to HDF5 is not necessarily transparent or effortless.

Conclusions: HDF

Conclusions: HDF-EOS

What Does Compatibility Mean?

What does “compatibility” mean?

Some Types of Compatibility

Compatibility of HDF and HDF-EOS

Interoperation

NCSA HDF4 and HDF5

Interoperability: Any program may use either HDF4 or 5 or both:

Interoperability: Specific Application or tool may use either HDF4 or 5 or both:

HDF-EOS Version 2 and Version 3

Interoperability: Any program may using HDF-EOS Objects with either HDF4 or HDF5 or both:

Interoperability: One application may use HDF-EOS Objects with either HDF4 or HDF5 or both:

Translation

Translation of HDF4 to HDF5

Translation of HDF-EOS V2 to V3

“Hybrid” HDF-EOS files

“Hybrid” HDF-EOS File

Conclusions Transition from HDF4 to HDF5 is not necessarily transparent or effortless.

Conclusions: HDF

Conclusions: HDF-EOS

For More Information

Author: HDF

Email: mcgrath@ncsa.uiuc.edu

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