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[netcdf-java] Utilizing NetCDF for Longterm archives

  • Subject: [netcdf-java] Utilizing NetCDF for Longterm archives
  • From: Dan Wilkinson <Daniel.C.Wilkinson@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:20:04 -0600
I am participating in the planning for large future archive that will rely heavily on NetCDF, and this question came to mind. Should some sort of NetCDF software time capsule be included in the meta data to insure that the NetCDF data could be interpreted many decades hence? The prudent thing to do would be to perform a format migration every few years, however, I can see how very large volume archives might be neglected in that regard. 
Thanks,
Dan