HDF AND HDF-EOS WORKSHOP II (1998) Source: http://hdfeos.org/workshops/ws02/presentations/meyer/meyer.ppt

1. Desktop Support
for HDF and HDF EOS
Ted Meyer
President & CEO
fortnersoftware LLC
ted@fortner.com
(703) 478-0181 ext.119
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3. Noesys VP HDF Features
• Complete point-and-click access to HDF
– View file organization
• Drag & Drop Components
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View, create and edit datasets
View, create and edit vdatas
View, create and edit text & numeric attributes
Create Vgroups
View, create and edit images and palettes
Macro processing of datasets, vdatas
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4. Noesys VP 1.3 Features
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Drag & Drop Components across file and into Vgroups
Point and Click Global Projections - equidistant cylindrical, mercator, orthographic and
stereographic
Mapping Datasets & Macros for Continental, State, National borders
New Translators - Import DTED, Text, Binary, BMP, TIFF into Datasets, Vdatas, Attribute,
Vgroups
Advanced macros provided on the CD illustrate how to superimpose continental, country,
and state boundaries
Execute code quickly by clicking the Text Editor's Run button.
Import attributes into Data Tables
Transform 3.4
– Improved file sharing with Noesys
– Data Access by component name
Improved Get Information dialog
On-line help available via the Help menu
Plug-ins Under Development
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SDTS, SEG-Y, GeoTIFF
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5. Total HDF Data Access
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7. Point-and-Click Imaging
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8. Noesys VP 1.4 Features
• HDF GUI Subsetting
• Data Manipulator Plug-ins
• HDF EOS
– Grid, Point, & Swath Component Drag and Drop
– Grid Imager
– Subsetting
• GeoTIFF/HDF EOS Grid/SDTS Translation
• Edge Detection
• False Color
User Input Requested
• Join our Technical Advisory Board
• Beta Testing
• Feature Prioritization
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9. Noesys Personal WebView
• Publish Data on Web
• On-line Collaboration
• Share Data in Works Groups
• Subset, Image, Examine Data On-line
• Setup in Minutes - Add data in seconds
• Windows 95/98 & NT - 4Q98
• Mac - Q1 99
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10. HDF Browser
• A useful and popular Windows and Mac
utility to open and view HDF files
• Promotes standard and supports the HDF
community
• Showcase for Noesys ease-of-access and
functionality
• New version in November
• Free
• HDF EOS Support in subsequent releases
www.HDFinfo.com
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Fortner Software has established and is supporting a Web clearinghouse for HDF:
utilities, applications, information, documentation, and data sources
Government, commercial, and university HDF users, developers and data
producers are welcome to provide utilities, information, data, and links
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11. Fortner Releases
• Noesys Version 1.3
– Available Now
• HDF-to-Photoshop plug-in for Power Macintosh
– Opens 2D HDF Datasets and Raster images
directly into Adobe™ Photoshop™ 3.0+
– Fortner Software and Always Thinking, Inc.
– Available Now
• Noesys Version 1.4
– January 1999
• Noesys Personal WebView
– Fall 1998
• Test data is requested
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12. Partnering/Support
Fortner Software is interested in partnering with commercial
vendors, science teams, DAACs, government organizations, and
other groups to provide development and consulting services for
desktop application development and HDF, HDF EOS and other
science data standards.
• Plug-in Development for Vertical
Applications
• Data Translation and Migration Tools
Development and Services
• Fortner Software is working as an
integrated part of the NCSA HDF team to
develop the Windows 95/NT and MacOS
versions of the HDF libraries.
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13. Wrap-up
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Noesys - The desktop HDF application
Noesys Personal WebView
Fortner supports HDF & HDF EOS
Partnerships/Development &
Consulting Service
fortnersoftware LLC Officers and Staff
Brand Fortner
Ted Meyer
Enrico Santos
Chairman
CEO & President
CFO
703.478-0181x120
703.478-0181x119
703.478-0181x107
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