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Hi Chris: I had a quick look at the file you sent. It looks to me like the XML is redundant info to whats in the file (see below). I was hoping it would allow me to add shared dimensions, as in the StructMetadata of HDF-EOS files. It looks like im missing getting a whole bunch of the data inside. ill investigate more. XML file: <HDF_UserBlock> <Mission_Name>NPP</Mission_Name> <Platform_Short_Name>NPP</Platform_Short_Name> <Number_of_Data_Products>3</Number_of_Data_Products> <Data_Product> <Instrument_Short_Name>ATMS</Instrument_Short_Name> <N_Collection_Short_Name>ATMS-SDR-GEO</N_Collection_Short_Name> <N_Processing_Domain>int</N_Processing_Domain> <N_Dataset_Type_Tag>GEO</N_Dataset_Type_Tag> <AggregateBeginningDate>20020906</AggregateBeginningDate> <AggregateBeginningOrbitNumber>19646</AggregateBeginningOrbitNumber> <AggregateBeginningTime>040956.504501Z</AggregateBeginningTime> <AggregateEndingDate>20020906</AggregateEndingDate> <AggregateEndingOrbitNumber>19646</AggregateEndingOrbitNumber> <AggregateEndingTime>041027.549551Z</AggregateEndingTime> <AggregateBeginningGranuleID>NPP001090085954</AggregateBeginningGranuleID> <AggregateEndingGranuleID>NPP001090085954</AggregateEndingGranuleID> </Data_Product> <Data_Product> <Instrument_Short_Name>ATMS</Instrument_Short_Name> <N_Collection_Short_Name>ATMS-SDR</N_Collection_Short_Name> <N_Processing_Domain>int</N_Processing_Domain> <N_Dataset_Type_Tag>SDR</N_Dataset_Type_Tag> <AggregateBeginningDate>20020906</AggregateBeginningDate> <AggregateBeginningOrbitNumber>19646</AggregateBeginningOrbitNumber> <AggregateBeginningTime>040956.504501Z</AggregateBeginningTime> <AggregateEndingDate>20020906</AggregateEndingDate> <AggregateEndingOrbitNumber>19646</AggregateEndingOrbitNumber> <AggregateEndingTime>041027.549551Z</AggregateEndingTime> <AggregateBeginningGranuleID>NPP001090085954</AggregateBeginningGranuleID> <AggregateEndingGranuleID>NPP001090085954</AggregateEndingGranuleID> </Data_Product> <Data_Product> <Instrument_Short_Name>ATMS</Instrument_Short_Name> <N_Collection_Short_Name>ATMS-TDR</N_Collection_Short_Name> <N_Processing_Domain>int</N_Processing_Domain> <N_Dataset_Type_Tag>TDR</N_Dataset_Type_Tag> <AggregateBeginningDate>20020906</AggregateBeginningDate> <AggregateBeginningOrbitNumber>19646</AggregateBeginningOrbitNumber> <AggregateBeginningTime>040956.504501Z</AggregateBeginningTime> <AggregateEndingDate>20020906</AggregateEndingDate> <AggregateEndingOrbitNumber>19646</AggregateEndingOrbitNumber> <AggregateEndingTime>041027.549551Z</AggregateEndingTime> <AggregateBeginningGranuleID>NPP001090085954</AggregateBeginningGranuleID> <AggregateEndingGranuleID>NPP001090085954</AggregateEndingGranuleID> </Data_Product> </HDF_UserBlock> ncdump: netcdf D:/datasets/npoess/VIIRS/GEOs/VIIRS_AEROS_EDR_GEO/VAGEO_npp_d20030125_t102937_e103103_b00016_c20070131195149_den_OPS_SEG.h5 { Group All_Data { Group VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_All { variables: float lhclat_Array(128, 533, 1); :_lastModified = "2007-01-31T19:51:51Z"; float lhclon_Array(128, 533, 1); :_lastModified = "2007-01-31T19:51:51Z"; float whclat_Array(768, 3200, 1); :_lastModified = "2007-01-31T19:51:52Z"; float whclon_Array(768, 3200, 1); :_lastModified = "2007-01-31T19:51:52Z"; } } Group Data_Products { Group VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO { variables: String VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_Aggr(4); :AggregateBeginningDate = "20030125"; :AggregateBeginningGranuleID = "NPP001212137766"; :AggregateBeginningOrbitNumber = 68719476736; // long :AggregateBeginningTime = "102937.696768Z"; :AggregateEndingDate = "20030125"; :AggregateEndingGranuleID = "NPP001212137766"; :AggregateEndingOrbitNumber = 68719476736; // long :AggregateEndingTime = "103103.149632Z"; :_lastModified = "2007-01-31T19:52:19Z"; :_HDF5ReferenceType = "values are names of referenced Variables"; long VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_Gran_0(4); :Ascending/Descending_Indicator = "0"; :Beginning_Date = "20030125"; :Beginning_Time = "102937.696768Z"; :Ending_Date = "20030125"; :Ending_Time = "103103.149632Z"; :G-Ring_Latitude = 24.397196f, 24.24888f, 24.114325f, 23.993267f, 23.802313f, 23.61938f, 23.382286f, 23.161713f, 22.942623f, 22.70732f, 22.432398f, 22.082767f, 21.762058f, 21.362213f, 21.059284f, 20.654701f, 20.065546f, 20.364893f, 20.664028f, 20.963f, 21.261848f, 21.560455f, 21.858948f, 22.157211f, 22.455301f, 22.753204f, 23.051004f, 23.348541f, 23.645891f, 23.94306f, 24.240078f, 24.536842f, 24.950195f, 25.577297f, 26.003422f, 26.32075f, 26.737913f, 27.07051f, 27.432634f, 27.717455f, 27.962198f, 28.191278f, 28.423054f, 28.672525f, 28.864553f, 29.06267f, 29.186317f, 29.320295f, 29.459425f, 29.150694f, 28.842007f, 28.53332f, 28.224634f, 27.915955f, 27.607214f, 27.298513f, 26.989807f, 26.681122f, 26.372438f, 26.063675f, 25.754984f, 25.446302f, 25.137623f, 24.828936f; // float :G-Ring_Longitude = 56.942608f, 54.31309f, 52.432526f, 50.970882f, 48.95299f, 47.2496f, 45.277695f, 43.62234f, 42.110996f, 40.606358f, 38.973568f, 37.050823f, 35.406548f, 33.48329f, 32.103455f, 30.347284f, 27.937927f, 27.830437f, 27.722185f, 27.613184f, 27.50335f, 27.39278f, 27.281395f, 27.169226f, 27.056217f, 26.942375f, 26.82775f, 26.71226f, 26.595898f, 26.478737f, 26.360622f, 26.241623f, 26.09472f, 28.594074f, 30.413595f, 31.845034f, 33.845074f, 35.554455f, 37.557037f, 39.257713f, 40.826138f, 42.40268f, 44.130802f, 46.18946f, 47.970886f, 50.079975f, 51.610794f, 53.581894f, 56.332413f, 56.36765f, 56.403313f, 56.439392f, 56.475853f, 56.512695f, 56.54994f, 56.587555f, 56.625572f, 56.66398f, 56.702724f, 56.741875f, 56.781395f, 56.821285f, 56.86159f, 56.90221f; // float :N_Beginning_Orbit_Number = 68719476737; // long :N_Beginning_Time_IET = 1422181809696768; // long :N_Creation_Date = "20070123"; :N_Creation_Time = "013508.019729Z"; :N_Ending_Time_IET = 1422181895149632; // long :N_Granule_ID = "NPP001212137766"; :N_Granule_Version = "A1"; :N_Input_Prod = "45b5653e-ba0c1-9b9deaaa-e15ef0a9", "45b5662b-15cf5-9b9deaaa-e154adca", "45b5653d-a1298-9b9deaaa-e15d627f", "45b563ab-917f9-9b9deaaa-e15c664e", "45b563ca-5383b-9b9deaaa-e15886af", "45b563a0-b1ff7-9b9deaaa-e15e6e41", "45b563b5-30d47-9b9deaaa-e1565ba6", "45b563d3-e6dd9-9b9deaaa-e161bc56", "45b563aa-5448c-9b9deaaa-e15892e0", "45b563b6-34a94-9b9deaaa-e15698f4", "45b563d4-e9571-9b9deaaa-e161e3ef", "45b563ab-577dc-9b9deaaa-e158c631", "45b563b7-36f83-9b9deaaa-e156bde4", "45b563d5-ee6ec-9b9deaaa-e162356b", "45b563ac-5a008-9b9deaaa-e158ee5e", "45b563b8-39417-9b9deaaa-e156e279", "45b563d6-f10d1-9b9deaaa-e1625f51", "45b563ad-5c7b0-9b9deaaa-e1591607", "45b563b9-3b93e-9b9deaaa-e15707a1", "45b563d8-01bb0-9b9deaaa-e1536a32", "45b563ae-5ed21-9b9deaaa-e1593b79", "45b563ba-402f1-9b9deaaa-e1575155", "45b563d9-0430f-9b9deaaa-e1539192", "45b563af-62f34-9b9deaaa-e1597d8d", "45b563bb-42807-9b9deaaa-e157766c", "45b563da-069b4-9b9deaaa-e153b838", "45b563b0-65607-9b9deaaa-e159 a461", "45b563bc-44d14-9b9deaaa-e1579b7a", "45b563db-09014-9b9deaaa-e153de99", "45b563b1-67bd6-9b9deaaa-e159ca31", "45b563bd-4af73-9b9deaaa-e157fdda", "45b563dc-0b6e1-9b9deaaa-e1540567", "45b563b2-6a291-9b9deaaa-e159f0ed", "45b563be-4d49e-9b9deaaa-e1582306", "45b563dd-0ddd6-9b9deaaa-e1542c5d", "45b563b3-6c79c-9b9deaaa-e15a15f9", "45b563c1-543d2-9b9deaaa-e158923d", "45b563e0-155bb-9b9deaaa-e154a445", "45b563b6-73a03-9b9deaaa-e15a8863", "45b563c2-574a0-9b9deaaa-e158c30c", "45b563e1-17d4d-9b9deaaa-e154cbd8", "45b563b7-76e0a-9b9deaaa-e15abc6b"; :N_LEOA_Flag = "Off"; :N_Reference_ID = "45b5664b-c9c39-9b9deaaa-e15fed2e"; :N_Spacecraft_Maneuver = "Normal Operations"; :_lastModified = "2007-01-31T19:52:26Z"; :_HDF5ReferenceType = "values are regions of referenced Variables"; VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO:N_Anc_Type_Tasked = "Official"; VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO:N_Collection_Short_Name = "VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO"; VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO:N_Dataset_Type_Tag = "GEO"; VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO:N_Processing_Domain = "OPS_SEG"; VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO:Operational_Mode = "NPP Science, VIIRS Operational"; } } :Instrument_Short_Name = "VIIRS"; :Mission_Name = "NPP"; :N_Dataset_Source = "Ijelee"; :N_HDF_Creation_Date = "20070131"; :N_HDF_Creation_Time = "195149.549462Z"; :N_Software_Version = "i1.4.0.3_NPP_QUAL"; :Platform_Short_Name = "NPP"; } Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: TJD-270946 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Normal Status: Open