APPROVED: hdf5

[Ed Hill]

hdf5:  A general purpose library and file format for storing scientific
data

HDF5 is a general purpose library and file format for storing scientific
data. HDF5 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 HDF5 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 HDF5 files
according to your needs.

Maintainer:  Orion Poplawski
Reviewers:  Tom 'spot' Callaway, Ed Hill


[ And yes, Tom wrote part of the spec and perhaps ought to be 
  listed as a co-author rather than reviewer.  Whatever.  ;-) ]

-- 
Edward H. Hill III, PhD
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