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Gtool4 NetCDF Conventions provides a
self-descriptive storage format
for gridded data mainly for geophysical sciences.
- based on a machine-independent file format,
NetCDF.
- standardizes metadata for data analysis (including visualization),
and sharing of data analysis tools will be encouraged.
When compared with other commonly-used conventions, it has following features.
- Coordinate Independence:
it does not assume the coordinate system to be on the Earth.
- Includes Visualization Settings:
metadata can describe ``how the data should be rendered,''
and visualization operation can be simplified.
We hope that the conventions evolves to be more general framework
of non-gridded data.
Please see Precautionary statement and Licence terms (JAPANESE only).
gtool4 Development Group / GFD Dennou Staff 
Last Updated: 2006/01/18, Since: 2004/03/17