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[netCDF #NPF-829673]: netCDF for GIS products (e.g. TIN format data)

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  • Subject: [netCDF #NPF-829673]: netCDF for GIS products (e.g. TIN format data)
  • Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2014 12:56:51 -0700
Hi Oh-ig,

Here's an actual example of representing TIN data in netCDF:

  
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/archives/netcdfgroup/2009/msg00059.html

--Russ

> > Are you aware of netCDF data product for GIS application?
> 
> Yes.  ESRI software, such as ArcGIS, supports access to netCDF
> data and use of netCDF for multidimensional analysis.
> 
> > Specifically, I'm looking for an example of TIN 
> > (triangular-Irregular-Network) format source data packaged into netCDF,
> 
> There's a different representation of irregularly gridded data using triangles
> in netCDF, named UGRID:
> 
> https://github.com/ugrid-conventions/ugrid-conventions
> 
> Here was a mention of a way to convert specific UGRID data into TIN:
> 
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ugrid-interoperability/eiMQetTwKCY
> 
> but UGRID can represent gridded data not representable in TIN, so
> they aren't always convertable.
> 
> --Russ
> 
> 
> 
> > Regards,
> >
> > -          Oh-ig
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > Oh-ig Kwoun
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> >
> >
> Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
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> 
> 
Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: NPF-829673
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed