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| <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> |
| <pkgmetadata> |
| <maintainer type="project"> |
| <email>sci@gentoo.org</email> |
| <name>Gentoo Science Project</name> |
| </maintainer> |
| <longdescription lang="en"> |
| The Hierarchical Data Format is a general purpose library and |
| file format for storing scientific data. |
| HDF can store two primary objects: datasets and groups. A dataset is |
| essentially a multidimensional array of data elements, and a group is |
| a structure for organizing objects in an HDF file. Using these two basic |
| objects, one can create and store almost any kind of scientific data |
| structure, such as images, arrays of vectors, and structured and |
| unstructured grids. You can also mix and match them in HDF files |
| according to your needs. |
| </longdescription> |
| </pkgmetadata> |
