Hierarchical Data Format
HDF (Hierarchical Data Format) is a general purpose library and file format for storing scientific data. It arranges data into datasets (multidimensional arrays) and groups (a structure for organizing objects).
| Tags | Software Development Libraries Scientific/Engineering Database |
|---|---|
| Licenses | BSD Original |
| Operating Systems | POSIX IRIX HP-UX BSD FreeBSD AIX Windows Windows Windows Windows Linux Other Solaris |
| Implementation | C C++ Fortran mpi SZip zlib |
Recent releases
- 22 Sep 2012 22:03
Release Notes: This release fixes diff and copy bugs, improves the ability to identify errors in collective operations when using HDF in parallel mode, and updates to the latest autoconf/automake tools.
- 11 Jul 2012 23:12
Release Notes: This release adds minor bugfixes.
- 02 Jul 2012 21:10
Release Notes: Support was added for IBM XL Fortran for Linux 64-bit and Linux PowerPC 64 Version 13.1. Numerous bugfixes.
- 28 Jun 2012 01:49
Release Notes: This release fixes a bug in some Fortran functions which caused them to return the wrong status code on success.
- 21 Jun 2012 22:27
Release Notes: This release adds minor C++ API enhancements and minor bugfixes for supplementary tools.
Recent comments
HDF seems to be one of the most widely-used mechanisms for storing data in scientific software. It's interesting that packages that deal with very similar types of data for home use or in other industries use other formats.
imipak
06 Jun 2002 09:01
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