In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the NSF Unidata Program Center for the month of April, 2025.
Upcoming deadlines to be aware of:
| 31 July | Nominations for NSF Unidata governing committee openings are due. |
| 31 July | Nominations for NSF Unidata Users committee graduate student representative are due. |
Highlights from last month:
ESIP 2025 Meeting Report
Ethan Davis highlights some of the things that caught his attention at the 2025 Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) meeting.
NetCDF operators (NCO) version 5.3.3
Version 5.3.3 of the netCDF Operators (NCO) has been released. NCO is an Open Source package that consists of a dozen standalone, command-line programs that take netCDF files as input, then operate (e.g., derive new data, average, print, hyperslab, manipulate metadata) and output the results to screen or files in text, binary, or netCDF formats.
Community Survey: Share your insights, support community progress
As a community-focused program, NSF Unidata relies on input from educators, researchers, students, and professionals working across the Earth system sciences. Whether you're a longtime user or new to our offerings, your voice plays a critical role in shaping the future of NSF Unidata.
On the Developer's Blog
NSF Unidata Program Center developers write regularly on technical topics on the Unidata Developer's Blog. The ongoing MetPy Mondays looks at using Gridspec to create layouts and at creating animated diagrams.
Governing Committee News
NSF Unidata's Users Committee met virtually over four days in April, 2025. The Users Committee will meet next in the fall of 2025.
NSF Unidata's Strategic Advisory Committee met virtually over four days in April, 2025. The Strategic Advisory Committee will meet next in the fall of 2025.
