DODS data downloads
DODS allows one to give a application a url and have it directly download data.
In this case the url is
http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.USTOPO/dods
Examples of using DODS
| ingrid | (http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.USTOPO/dods)readdods |
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| GrADS* | sdfopen http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.USTOPO/dods |
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| ferret | set data "http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.USTOPO/dods" |
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| matlab | loaddap('http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.USTOPO/dods') |
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| das | attribute object |
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| dds | data type object |
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| dods | data object |
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| info | info object (attributes, types and other information) |
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| ver | return the version number of the server |
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| help | help information (this text) |
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When you give that url to a DODS client, it actually sends a url with one of the
following six file extensions: .das, .dds, .dods, .info, .ver or .help.
The extensions tell the DODS server which object to return (see table).
Note: Many DODS clients supply these extensions for you so you don't
need to append them (for example when using interfaces supplied by DODS or
software re-linked with a DODS client-library). Generally, you only need to
add these extensions if you are typing a URL directly into a WWW browser.
*On GrADS startup, the config line should read
Config: ... DODS-enabled ...,
otherwise DODS is not installed and giving GrADS a URL will result in a
file-not-found error.
