Tool Examples

This page provides several examples on how to access HDF-EOS files using widely-used tools. For detailed information about all tools we have collected, check here.

• Apache Drill - A detailed document on how to use Apache Drill to access NASA HDF and HDF-EOS files.
• Microsoft Excel - A detailed document on how to use Microsoft Excel to access NASA HDF and HDF-EOS files.
• GrADS - A detailed document on how to use GrADS to access NASA HDF and HDF-EOS files.
• Using GrADS via OPeNDAP - includes a step-by-step instruction to visualize HDF-EOS5 data by using GrADS via OPeNDAP.
• HEG - how to convert HDF-EOS2 grid and swath files into GeoTIFF files.
• Using IDV via OPeNDAP - includes a step-by-step instruction to visualize HDF-EOS5 data by using IDV via OPeNDAP.
• Using McIDAS-V via OPeNDAP - includes a step-by-step instruction to visualize HDF-EOS5 data by using McIDAS-V via OPeNDAP.
• Using Panoply via OPeNDAP - includes a step-by-step instruction to visualize HDF-EOS5 data by using Panoply via OPeNDAP.
• NCL - A detailed document on how to use NCL to access NASA HDF and HDF-EOS files.
• NCL for MLS via OPeNDAP - A detailed document on how to use NCL to access NASA HDF-EOS5 MLS Swath files via OPeNDAP.
• Using Ferret via OPeNDAP - A detailed document on how to use Ferret to access NASA HDF-EOS files via OPeNDAP
• Binary Dumper - explains how to use the tool dump HDF-EOS2 objects into binary files.

For a comprehensive list of examples on how to access and visualize various NASA HDF/HDF-EOS files using the IDL, MATLAB and NCL tools, please click here.

Last modified: 11/11/2020