What Is It?

The Data Usage Guide is a flowchart designed to illustrate: 1) the type of data access methods available; and 2) the display capabilities of the Unidata visualization packages for each data type. Direct links/access to the pertinent data type formats and access protocols are also provided to aid in quick data discovery. The Data Usage Guide is a great place to start if you are unsure of the capabilities of the data types Unidata has to offer.

How It Works

Each Data Type, when selected, expands to a diagram that illustrates the current display capabilities and maps out the process of how to use that type of data with Unidata tools.

Additionally, every object provides information about the data or format, and can be followed to find examples of how the data will look when visualized with Unidata clients.

Start using the Data Usage Guide