Unidata NetCDF Workshop for Developers and Data Providers
UCAR Center Green Campus, Building 1
November 11, 2008

Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 11
 
9:00 am -- Logistics and Introduction
9:15 am -- NetCDF Resources and Overview
9:45 am -- The "Classic" Data Model
 
10:15 am -- Break
 
10:30 am -- NetCDF Utilities
11:00 am -- Overview of NetCDF APIs
 
11:30 pm -- Lunch
 
1:00 pm -- Using the C and Fortran APIs
1:45 pm -- NetCDF-3 Performance
 
2:30 pm -- Break
 
2:45 pm -- Best Practices for Data Providers
3:15 pm -- CF Conventions
4:00 pm -- Remote Access via OPeNDAP
4:30 pm -- End of day 1
 
Wednesday, Nov. 12
 
9:00 pm -- Intro to netCDF-4: Enhanced Data Model and Transition Issues
9:45 am -- NetCDF-4 Performance Features 1: Compression and Chunking
 
10:15 am -- Break
 
10:30 am -- NetCDF-4 Performance Features 2: Parallel I/O
 
11:30 pm -- Lunch
 
1:00 pm -- NetCDF Java and the Common Data Model
2:00 pm -- NetCDF-4 Groups and New Atomic Types
 
2:30 pm -- Break
 
2:45 pm -- NetCDF-4 User-defined Types (Variable-Length, Enumerated, Compound, and Opaque)
3:30 pm -- NetCDF Testing and Roadmap for Development
4:00 pm -- Wrap-up, Questions, Special Topics
4:30 pm -- End of day 2