APPROVED: hdf

[Ed Hill]

Name: hdf
Summary: A general purpose library and file format for storing
scientific data

HDF is a general purpose library and file format for storing scientific
data.  HDF can store two primary objects: datasets and groups.  A
dataset is essentially a multidimensional array of data elements, and a
group is a structure for organizing objects in an HDF file.  Using these
two basic objects, one can create and store almost any kind of
scientific data structure, such as images, arrays of vectors, and
structured and unstructured grids.  You can also mix and match them in
HDF files according to your needs.

Maintainer:  Orion Poplawski
Reviewer:  Ed Hill

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Edward H. Hill III, PhD
office:  MIT Dept. of EAPS;  Rm 54-1424;  77 Massachusetts Ave.
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