TOOLS/ DATA CONVERSION
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Conversion Data Suite (CDS)
The Data Conversion Suite (CDS) allows the conversion of non-GEOMS data into GEOMS HDF formatted data. The CDS is designed as a community tool, thus allowing users to integrate their own conversion codes and translation tables. With CDS, the GEOMS group will actively convert target datasets in order to be published through GEOMS compliant data portals. At the same time CDS will support users in providing GEOMS compliant data from non-GEOMS sources.
Currently supported data: Envisat and Aura valiation in HDF4/5 and netCDF, NDACC LIDAR, WOUDC sonde, Globwave buoy.
CDS online file conversion
Convert your files with CDS. Files are generated in GEOMS compliant format.
| Files |
Requirements |
Documentation/Notes |
| cds_convert.sav |
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GEOMS data conversion suite.
On Unix, Linux, and Mac OS X use
$IDLDIR/idl -rt=$QAPATH/cds_convert.sav -args $GEOMSTEFILE $TRANSFILE $TAVFILE $OUTPUTDIR $DATAFORMAT $ORIGFILE
on Windows use
$IDLDIR\idlrt $QAPATH\cds_convert.sav -args $GEOMSTEFILE $TRANSFILE $TAVFILE $OUTPUTDIR $DATAFORMAT $ORIGFILE
where
- $IDLDIR is the directory to the IDL binary file,
- $QAPATH is the path to the geoms_qa file,
- $GEOMSTEFILE is the path to the GEOMS template file,
- $TRANSFILE is the path to the CDS compliant translation file,
- $TAVFILE is the path of the TAV file, you want to convert with,
- $OUTPUTDIR is the path of the output directory of the converted file,
- $DATAFORMAT: 0 = HDF4; 1 = HDF5,
- $ORIGFILE is the path to the original file, you want to convert.
GEOMS QA exit codes:
0 = Conversion sucessful,
1 = Conversion failed,
3 = Input parameters incorrect.
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| GEOMS-TE |
Optional/manadory with cds_convert.sav |
Depending on the original file the use of GEOMS-TE-FILE may be optional or manadory. |
| TRANSFILE |
Required by cds_convert.sav |
For privacy protection, translation tables are not posted here. Please contact the AVDC. |
tableattrvalue_04R092.dat
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Required by cds_convert.sav |
Latest revision of Table Attribute Values (TAV) |
idlcr8 tools
The idlcr8 tools allow the conversion of data from and to the Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) data format in compliance with Aura Validation Data Center (AVDC) quality assurance (QA) requirements and the Generic Earth Observation Metadata Standard (GEOMS).
You can either a) download source code files individually, or b) download IDL sav files individually. Please check the requirements on TAV and *.pro files in the table below. The IDL sav files already contain all required compiled source codes. Please make sure to always download the newest Table Attribute Value (TAV) file.
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