In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the NSF Unidata Program Center for the month of March 2026.

Upcoming deadlines to be aware of:

3 AprilProposals for the 2026 NSF Unidata Community Equipment Awards are due.
22 MayRegister for the 2026 Project Pythia Cook-Off.

Highlights from March:

Register Now for the 2026 Pythia Hackathon

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Join us this June in Boulder, CO for Project Pythia's annual Cook-off!

NetCDF 4.10.0

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The Unidata netCDF team is happy to announce the availability of netCDF 4.10.0 C library.

Update on Community Access to NSF Unidata McIDAS-X

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The NSF Unidata Program announces changes to its level of support for the McIDAS-X software package.

Deadline Extended: 2026 NSF Unidata Equipment Awards

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The 2026 NSF Unidata Community Equipment Awards solicitation deadline has been extended until April 3, 2026.

NetCDF operators (NCO) version 5.3.7

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Version 5.3.7 of the netCDF Operators (NCO) has been released.

Advisory Committee News

NSF Unidata's Users Committee met in joint session with the Strategic Advisory Committee September 24-26, 2025. The Users Committee has met over several days in March and will meet next with the Strategic Advisory Committee in April of 2026.

NSF Unidata's Strategic Advisory Committee met in joint session with the Users Committee September 24-26, 2025. The Strategic Advisory Committee will meet next in April of 2026.