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<DIV><SPAN class=786125514-18082005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
is great news, a good step along the road we're all headed. Norman mentioned
what is also the end game for us - the WCS *spec* supports arbitrary 1-,2-,3- or
4-d slices in a fully 4-d dataset, eg:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=786125514-18082005> </DIV>
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v:shape="_x0000_s1026"><SPAN
style="LEFT: -3.7%; POSITION: absolute; mso-special-format: bullet">•</SPAN>3-d
volume<SPAN class=786125514-18082005> (lat-lon-height)</SPAN>: <?xml:namespace
prefix = p ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:powerpoint" /><p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=-180,-90,179,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
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target=_blank><FONT
color=#cc00cc>http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-</FONT></A><p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=-180,-90,179,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
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href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=-180,-90,179,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
target=_blank><FONT
color=#cc00cc>bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Cov</FONT></A><p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=-180,-90,179,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
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href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=-180,-90,179,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
target=_blank><FONT color=#cc00cc>erage=temp<SPAN
class=786125514-18082005>erature</SPAN>&BBOX=-180,-</FONT></A><p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=-180,-90,179,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
hyperlinktype="url"></p:onmouseclick><A onclick=window.event.cancelBubble=true;
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=-180,-90,179,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
target=_blank><FONT
color=#cc00cc>90,179,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=<SPAN
class=786125514-18082005>CF-</SPAN>netCDF</FONT></A> </DIV>
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v:shape="_x0000_s1026"><SPAN
style="LEFT: -3.7%; POSITION: absolute; mso-special-format: bullet">•</SPAN>Hovmuller<SPAN
class=786125514-18082005> (lat vs time)</SPAN>: <p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,500,500&TIME=1996/2005/1&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
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href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,500,500&TIME=1996/2005/1&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
target=_blank><FONT
color=#cc00cc>http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-</FONT></A><p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,500,500&TIME=1996/2005/1&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
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href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,500,500&TIME=1996/2005/1&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
target=_blank><FONT
color=#cc00cc>bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Cov</FONT></A><p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,500,500&TIME=1996/2005/1&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
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href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,500,500&TIME=1996/2005/1&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
target=_blank><FONT color=#cc00cc>erage=temp<SPAN
class=786125514-18082005>erature</SPAN>&BBOX=10,-</FONT></A><p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,500,500&TIME=1996/2005/1&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
hyperlinktype="url"></p:onmouseclick><A onclick=window.event.cancelBubble=true;
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,500,500&TIME=1996/2005/1&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
target=_blank><FONT
color=#cc00cc>90,10,90,500,500&TIME=1996/2005/1&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=<SPAN
class=786125514-18082005>CF-</SPAN>netCDF</FONT></A> </DIV>
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v:shape="_x0000_s1026"><SPAN
style="LEFT: -3.7%; POSITION: absolute; mso-special-format: bullet">•</SPAN>Vertical
slice through atmosphere<SPAN class=786125514-18082005> (lat vs height)</SPAN>:
<p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
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target=_blank><FONT
color=#cc00cc>http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-</FONT></A><p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
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href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
target=_blank><FONT
color=#cc00cc>bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Cov</FONT></A><p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
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href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
target=_blank><FONT color=#cc00cc>erage=temp<SPAN
class=786125514-18082005>erature</SPAN>&BBOX=10,-</FONT></A><p:onmouseclick
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
hyperlinktype="url"></p:onmouseclick><A onclick=window.event.cancelBubble=true;
href="http://glue.badc.rl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mapserv?REQUEST=GetCoverage&SERVICE=WCS&Version=1.0.0&Coverage=temp&BBOX=10,-90,10,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=netCDF"
target=_blank><FONT
color=#cc00cc>90,10,90,0,1000&CRS=some3dCRS&FORMAT=<SPAN
class=786125514-18082005>CF-</SPAN>netCDF</FONT></A> </DIV>
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v:shape="_x0000_s1026"><SPAN class=786125514-18082005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>These are all *valid WCS requests*!!! My
understanding, however, is that fundamental 2-D limitations in GDAL will make
this extremely difficult to achieve in Mapserver - any views to the
contrary?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
owner-galeon@unidata.ucar.edu [mailto:owner-galeon@unidata.ucar.edu] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Denis Nadeau<BR><B>Sent:</B> 17 August 2005 23:26<BR><B>To:</B>
gdal-dev@lists.maptools.org; galeon@unidata.ucar.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> GDAL
netcdf convention CF support<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>GDAL now supports netcdf
format using CF convention as specified by unidata.<BR><BR> <A
href="http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/netcdf/conventions.hdf">http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/content/software/netcdf/conventions.hdf</A><BR><BR>The
software looks if the variables lat/latitude and lon/longitude are presents in
the netcdf file. If found, these variables are used to specify the
georeferencing transformation.<BR><BR>I'd like the community to try it out and
if there are some problems, let me know. GDAL netcdf format also works on
Windows with he precompile library version 3.6.1-beta1 (January
2005).<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Denis Nadeau<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>