Re: 20050106: NetCDF and opencdis

>To: <address@hidden>
>From: "Justin Senseney" <address@hidden>
>Subject: NetCDF and opencdis
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200501062048.j06KmCv2007610

Hi Justin,

> netCDF and the projects involved with the opencdis project appear to
> share many qualities (www.opencdis.org).  The Common Data Form and
> the S-57 data structure for Earth modeling (specifically nautical
> charts and the ENC file) appear to be closely modeled.  Have these
> standards had any time in shared development?

I think you may be referring to "Open ECDIS"

  http://www.openecdis.org

I hadn't heard of Open ECDIS, and we haven't shared any development.

I can't find an online copy of the S-57 standard for Electronic
Navigational Charts (ENCs) developed by the International Hydrographic
Organization (IHO), but from the overview at:

  http://www.iho.shom.fr/

it looks like it's fairly specific to hydrography and marine
navigation.

I can't find a good description of the S-57 data model anywhere, but
if you know of one, I would be interested.

--Russ

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Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
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