Software Tools
In an era of increasing data complexity, accessibility, and multidisciplinary integration, NSF Unidata provides community support for a rich set of software tools to access and visualize data. Some of the tools listed here are created by NSF Unidata Program Center (UPC) staff, others are maintained elsewhere but supported by the UPC.
Open Source
NSF Unidata's software development activities take place in an Open Source environment, allowing a wide variety of individuals and organizations to contribute time and expertise for the benefit of the Earth Systems Sciences community. Many NSF Unidata software projects are now hosted on Github for easy access by interested community members.
Limitations on Use
Software created by the NSF Unidata Program is generally freely available for download and use. Some packages created elsewhere but supported by NSF Unidata have conditions on access and distribution. See Provision of Software for details.