Thoughts on HDF-EOS Metadata

Technical Contact: Toolkit Group ( Landover_PGSTLKIT@raytheon.com )
Document Number: 170-WP-002-001
Document Date: 12/95
Document Type: WP
Milestone: NA
Release: NA
Keywords:

HDF-EOS, metadata, data, formats, PVL, standard products, disk, browse, arrays
Abstract:

This document is a discussion paper on the use of parameter=value metadata inside HDF-EOS datafiles. Here HDF refers to the scientific data format standard selected by NASA as the baseline standard for EOS, and HDF-EOS refers to EOS conventions for using HDF. In this document we discuss metadata in general, and the various ways that metadata should be stored in the HDF-EOS files. We also discuss how we can use metadata to describe the internal structure of the HDF-EOS file. Note This document is being made available even in preliminary form because of the high level of interest in HDF-EOS efforts, and to give people the chance to comment on and to change our direction of HDF-EOS, long before decisions are burned into silicon, so to speak. Credits This document was created with material from Doug Ilg (Hughes STX), Ted Meyer (National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)), and Larry Klein, Brand Fortner, David Wynne (Applied Research Corporation). jc

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