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HDFView: Visual Tool for Browsing and Editing HDF4 and HDF5 Files
 Entry ID: HDFView

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Summary
Abstract: The HDFView is a Java-based tool for browsing and editing HDF4 and HDF5 files. HDFView allows users to browse through any HDF4 and HDF5 file, starting with a tree view of all top-level objects in an HDF file's hierarchy. HDFView allows a user to descend through the hierarchy and navigate among the file's data objects. The content of a data object is loaded only when the object is selected, ... View entire text
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Link: GET SERVICE > GET SOFTWARE PACKAGE
Description: Download HDFView. The Windows, Solaris, Linux and AIX versions (that have an asterisk) include JDK 1.6.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION > USER'S GUIDE
Description: HDFView user guide.
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Service Citation
Title: HDFView: Visual Tool for Browsing and Editing HDF4 and HDF5 Files
Provider: HDF Group
Edition: 2.6.1
URL: http://www.hdfgroup.org/hdf-java-html/hdfview/
Service Keywords
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING Parameter Definition
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >TRANSFORMATION/CONVERSION Parameter Definition
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA INTEROPERABILITY Parameter Definition
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA COMPRESSION Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
FARMING
BIOTA
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Project
ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program Supplemental Info
Access Constraints The HDFView is distributed in two forms: No_VM_bundled and VM_bundled. The No_VM_bundled distribution does not contain the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) while the VM_bundled distribution bundles the JRE.

To run HDFView with No_VM_bundled distribution, JDK 1.5+ is required. The HDFView does not compile on JDK 1.4.x or earlier version.

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Ancillary Keywords
Hierarchical Data Format
HDF
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Service Provider
UI-UC/NCSA/HDF > Hierarchical Data Format, The National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://www.hdfgroup.org/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: NCSA-HDF
Email: hdfhelp at ncsa.uiuc.edu
Contact Address:
National Computational Science Alliance
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
605 E. Springfield
City: Champaign
Province or State: IL
Postal Code: 61820
Country: USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: Online
Fees: No fees
Personnel
NCSA-HDF
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: hdfhelp at ncsa.uiuc.edu
Contact Address:
National Computational Science Alliance
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
605 E. Springfield
City: Champaign
Province or State: IL
Postal Code: 61820
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2009-10-08
SERF Last Revision Date: 2010-04-19
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