SUGGESTED HDF TOOLS _________________________________________
Robust, self contained C and FORTRAN readers that will work on all Unix, Mac & PC platforms
Browsing tools that can display line and image plots
Vector linear algebra on some data fields
Tool that can select data based on specific values
Subsetting capability on the datasets
Readers and browsing tools that can be distributed on CD-ROMs (or via FTP) in association with data (doesn’t require purchase of commercial software, such as IDL)
Tool development needs to take place within existing, well established data analyses packages