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Attached is a long attempt at defining coordinate systems in a formalized way, along with proposals for (what else?) netcdf conventions on coordinate variables, and generalized coordinate systems. Im a bit rusty at this sort of thing, so Im hoping others might have a look at it and give me some feedback. Perhaps someone somewhere else has made a formalized specification in a much more succinct way. If so, I'd appreciate a pointer to it. Anyway, I'm muddling around trying to capture what a coordinate system is in a precise way, trying to make it as general as possible. I might be wrong on some fundamental level, and i'd appreciate understanding that if you can explain it. Thanks! (PS: im sending this as an attachment, email me privately if you have trouble with it). =========================================================
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