Release of HDF 4.3.0 (Newsletter #201)
The HDF 4.3.0 release is now available from the HDF 4.3.0 download page on the HDF Support Portal.
Release of HDF 4.2.16 (Newsletter #191)
The HDF 4.2.16 release is now available from the HDF 4.2.16 download page on the HDF Support Portal. While this is a minor release comprised of many smaller clean-up tasks, there are several noteworthy changes.
Release of HDF 4.2.15 (Newsletter #171)
The HDF 4.2.15 release is now available from the HDF 4.2.15 download page on the HDF Support Portal. For information on HDF, see the HDF4 page.
HDFql – the new HDF tool that speaks SQL
HDFql offers a language similar to SQL for HDF5. By providing a simpler/cleaner interface, HDFql aims to ease scientific computing and big data management.
The HDF Group welcomes new CEO Dave Pearah
Champaign, IL — The HDF Group today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed David Pearah as its new Chief Executive Officer. The HDF Group is a software company dedicated to creating high performance computing technology to address many of today’s Big Data challenges. Pearah replaces Mike Folk upon his retirement after ten years
Easy access to the NASA HDF products via OPeNDAP’s Hyrax
MuQun (Kent) Yang, The HDF Group Many NASA HDF and HDF5 data products can be visualized via the Hyrax OPeNDAP server through Hyrax’s HDF4 and HDF5 handlers. Now we’ve enhanced the HDF5 OPeNDAP handler so that SMAP level 1, level 3 and level 4 products can be displayed properly using popular visualization tools. Organizations in
ESIP Summer Meeting – HDF Workshop and Town Hall
HDF Group is hosting a one-day workshop at the upcoming Federation for Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Summer Meeting in Asilomar, CA on July 14th. Please join us to learn about new HDF tools, projects and perspectives. There will also be an HDF Town Hall meeting on Wednesday afternoon July 15th
Letter to the HDF User Community
Lindsay Powers – The HDF Group The HDF Group provides free, open-source software that is widely used in government, academia and industry. The goal of The HDF Group is to ensure the sustainable development of HDF (Hierarchical Data Format) technologies and the ongoing accessibility of HDF-stored data because users and organizations have mission-critical systems and
Worried about your unlimited data plan bills? Cut them with OPeNDAP
Large, rich and complex collections of HDF data can be filtered and viewed with the help of OPeNDAP. HDF data can be provided in manageable servings, on demand in real time, inexpensively, even on the user’s desktop or mobile device.
HDF Earth Science Program
HDF has been the primary format for NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) satellite data products for more than fifteen years. The HDF Earth Science Program supports EOS and other significant earth science monitoring activities.