NetCDFUtilities (Geotools modules 18-SNAPSHOT API)

Object
- NetCDFUtilities

```
public class NetCDFUtilities
extends Object
```
Set of NetCDF utility methods.

Author:

Alessio Fabiani, GeoSolutions SAS, Daniele Romagnoli, GeoSolutions SAS, Simone Giannecchini, GeoSolutions SAS

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`static class`	`NetCDFUtilities.Axis` Global attribute for coordinate coverageDescriptorsCache.
`static class`	`NetCDFUtilities.CheckType`
`static class`	`NetCDFUtilities.FileFormat`
`static class`	`NetCDFUtilities.ParameterBehaviour`

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static String`	`BOUNDARY_DIMENSION`
`static String`	`BOUNDS`
`static String`	`BOUNDS_SUFFIX`
`static String`	`CENTRAL_MERIDIAN`
`static boolean`	`CHECK_COORDINATE_PLUGINS`
`static String`	`CHECK_COORDINATE_PLUGINS_KEY`
`static String`	`CONVENTIONS`
`static String`	`COORD_SYS_BUILDER`
`static String`	`COORD_SYS_BUILDER_CONVENTION`
`static String`	`COORDINATE_AXIS_TYPE`
`static String`	`COORDINATE_TRANSFORM_TYPE`
`static String`	`COORDINATES`
`static String`	`COORDSYS`
`static double`	`DEFAULT_EARTH_RADIUS`
`static String`	`DEPTH`
`static String`	`DESCRIPTION`
`static String`	`ELEVATION_DIM`
`static String`	`ENHANCE_CONVERT_ENUMS`
`static String`	`ENHANCE_COORD_SYSTEMS`
`static String`	`ENHANCE_SCALE_MISSING`
`static String`	`ENHANCE_SCALE_MISSING_DEFER`
`static boolean`	`ENHANCE_SCALE_OFFSET`
`static String`	`EXTERNAL_DATA_DIR`
`static String`	`FALSE_EASTING`
`static String`	`FALSE_NORTHING`
`static String`	`FILL_VALUE`
`static String`	`GEO_TRANSFORM`
`static String`	`GRID_LATITUDE`
`static String`	`GRID_LONGITUDE`
`static String`	`GRID_MAPPING`
`static String`	`GRID_MAPPING_NAME`
`static String`	`HEIGHT`
`static String`	`INVERSE_FLATTENING`
`static String`	`LAT`
`static String`	`LAT_UNITS`
`static String`	`LATITUDE`
`static String`	`LATITUDE_OF_ORIGIN`
`static String`	`LON`
`static String`	`LON_UNITS`
`static String`	`LONG_NAME`
`static String`	`LONGITUDE`
`static String`	`LOWER_LEFT_LATITUDE`
`static String`	`LOWER_LEFT_LONGITUDE`
`static String`	`M`
`static String`	`MISSING_VALUE`
`static String`	`NAME`
`static String`	`NC4_ERROR_MESSAGE`
`static String`	`NETCDF`
`static String`	`NETCDF_3`
`static String`	`NETCDF_4C`
`static String`	`NETCDF3_MIMETYPE`
`static String`	`NETCDF4`
`static String`	`NETCDF4_MIMETYPE`
`static String`	`NO_COORDS`
`static String`	`PARAMS_MAX_KEY` Default parameter behavior properties TODO: better way of handling configuration settings, such as read parameters.
`static String`	`PARAMS_MIN_KEY`
`static String`	`POSITIVE`
`static String`	`RLAT`
`static String`	`RLATLON_UNITS`
`static String`	`RLON`
`static String`	`SCALE_FACTOR`
`static String`	`SEMI_MAJOR`
`static String`	`SEMI_MINOR`
`static String`	`SPATIAL_REF`
`static String`	`STANDARD_NAME`
`static String`	`STANDARD_PARALLEL_1`
`static String`	`STANDARD_PARALLEL_2`
`static long`	`START_TIME`
`static String`	`TIME`
`static String`	`TIME_DIM`
`static String`	`TIME_ORIGIN`
`static String`	`UNIQUE_TIME_ATTRIBUTE`
`static String`	`UNITS`
`static String`	`UNKNOWN`
`static String`	`UPPER_RIGHT_LATITUDE`
`static String`	`UPPER_RIGHT_LONGITUDE`
`static TimeZone`	`UTC`
`static Set<DataType>`	`VALID_TYPES` The data type to accept in images.
`static String`	`X`
`static String`	`X_COORD_PROJ`
`static int`	`X_DIMENSION` The dimension relative to the rank in `#variable` to use as image width.
`static String`	`X_PROJ_COORD`
`static String`	`Y`
`static String`	`Y_COORD_PROJ`
`static int`	`Y_DIMENSION` The dimension relative to the rank in `#variable` to use as image height.
`static String`	`Y_PROJ_COORD`
`static int`	`Z_DIMENSION` The default dimension relative to the rank in `#variable` to use as Z dimension.
`static String`	`ZETA`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static NetcdfDataset`	`acquireDataset(URI uri)`
`static NetcdfDataset`	`acquireFeatureCollection(String path)`
`static void`	`addIgnoredDimension(String dimensionName)` Adds a dimension to the ignored dimensions set.
`static SimpleFeatureType`	`createFeatureType(String schemaName, String schemaDef, CoordinateReferenceSystem crs)`
`static Array`	`getArray(int[] dimensions, DataType varDataType)` Get an Array of proper size and type.
`static Format`	`getAxisFormat(AxisType type, String prototype)` Returns a format to use for parsing values along the specified axis type.
`static NetCDFUtilities.CheckType`	`getCheckType(NetcdfDataset dataset)` Depending on the type of model/netcdf file, we will check for the presence of some coverageDescriptorsCache rather than some others.
`static NetcdfDataset`	`getDataset(Object input)` Returns a `NetcdfDataset` given an input object
`static int`	`getDimensionLength(Variable var, int dimensionIndex)`
`static File`	`getFile(Object input)` Checks if the input is file based, and if yes, returns the file.
`static NetCDFUtilities.FileFormat`	`getFormat(URI uri)`
`static Set<String>`	`getIgnoredDimensions()`
`static DataType`	`getNetCDFDataType(String classDataType)` Return the propery NetCDF dataType for the input datatype class
`static Number`	`getNodata(Variable var)` Utility method for getting NoData from an input `Variable`
`static NetCDFUtilities.ParameterBehaviour`	`getParameterBehaviour(String parameter)`
`static int`	`getRawDataType(VariableIF variable)` Returns the data type which most closely represents the "raw" internal data of the variable.
`static Set<String>`	`getUnsupportedDimensions()`
`static int`	`getZDimensionLength(Variable var)` Get Z Dimension Lenght for standard CF variables
`static boolean`	`isATime(String classDataType)` Return true in case that dataType refers to something which need to be handled as a Time (TimeStamp, Date)
`static boolean`	`isCheckCoordinatePlugins()`
`static boolean`	`isGribAvailable()`
`static boolean`	`isNC4CAvailable()`
`static boolean`	`isValidDir(File file)`
`static boolean`	`isVariableAccepted(String name, NetCDFUtilities.CheckType checkType)` NetCDF files may contain a wide set of coverageDescriptorsCache.
`static boolean`	`isVariableAccepted(Variable var, NetCDFUtilities.CheckType checkType)` NetCDF files may contains a wide set of coverageDescriptorsCache.
`static boolean`	`isVariableAccepted(Variable var, NetCDFUtilities.CheckType checkType, NetcdfDataset dataset)` NetCDF files may contains a wide set of coverageDescriptorsCache.
`static void`	`refreshParameterBehaviors()`
`static DataType`	`transcodeImageDataType(int dataType)` Transcode a DataBuffer type into a NetCDF DataType .
`static int`	`transcodeNetCDFDataType(DataType type, boolean unsigned)` Transcode a NetCDF data type into a java2D DataBuffer type.
`static Number`	`transcodeNumber(DataType type, Number value)` Transcode a NetCDF Number into a proper Number instance.

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - CHECK_COORDINATE_PLUGINS
```
public static final boolean CHECK_COORDINATE_PLUGINS
```
  - CHECK_COORDINATE_PLUGINS_KEY
```
public static final String CHECK_COORDINATE_PLUGINS_KEY
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NETCDF4_MIMETYPE
```
public static final String NETCDF4_MIMETYPE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NETCDF3_MIMETYPE
```
public static final String NETCDF3_MIMETYPE
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    Constant Field Values
  - NETCDF
```
public static final String NETCDF
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    Constant Field Values
  - NETCDF4
```
public static final String NETCDF4
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    Constant Field Values
  - NETCDF_4C
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public static final String NETCDF_4C
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    Constant Field Values
  - NETCDF_3
```
public static final String NETCDF_3
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    Constant Field Values
  - STANDARD_PARALLEL_1
```
public static final String STANDARD_PARALLEL_1
```
  - STANDARD_PARALLEL_2
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public static final String STANDARD_PARALLEL_2
```
  - CENTRAL_MERIDIAN
```
public static final String CENTRAL_MERIDIAN
```
  - LATITUDE_OF_ORIGIN
```
public static final String LATITUDE_OF_ORIGIN
```
  - SCALE_FACTOR
```
public static final String SCALE_FACTOR
```
  - FALSE_EASTING
```
public static final String FALSE_EASTING
```
  - FALSE_NORTHING
```
public static final String FALSE_NORTHING
```
  - SEMI_MINOR
```
public static final String SEMI_MINOR
```
  - SEMI_MAJOR
```
public static final String SEMI_MAJOR
```
  - INVERSE_FLATTENING
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public static final String INVERSE_FLATTENING
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    Constant Field Values
  - UNKNOWN
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public static final String UNKNOWN
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    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_EARTH_RADIUS
```
public static final double DEFAULT_EARTH_RADIUS
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - EXTERNAL_DATA_DIR
```
public static final String EXTERNAL_DATA_DIR
```
  - FILL_VALUE
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public static final String FILL_VALUE
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    Constant Field Values
  - MISSING_VALUE
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public static final String MISSING_VALUE
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    Constant Field Values
  - LOWER_LEFT_LONGITUDE
```
public static final String LOWER_LEFT_LONGITUDE
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    Constant Field Values
  - LOWER_LEFT_LATITUDE
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public static final String LOWER_LEFT_LATITUDE
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    Constant Field Values
  - UPPER_RIGHT_LONGITUDE
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public static final String UPPER_RIGHT_LONGITUDE
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    Constant Field Values
  - UPPER_RIGHT_LATITUDE
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public static final String UPPER_RIGHT_LATITUDE
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    Constant Field Values
  - COORDSYS
```
public static final String COORDSYS
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    Constant Field Values
  - Y
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public static final String Y
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    Constant Field Values
  - Y_COORD_PROJ
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public static final String Y_COORD_PROJ
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  - Y_PROJ_COORD
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public static final String Y_PROJ_COORD
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    Constant Field Values
  - X
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public static final String X
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    Constant Field Values
  - X_COORD_PROJ
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public static final String X_COORD_PROJ
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    Constant Field Values
  - X_PROJ_COORD
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public static final String X_PROJ_COORD
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    Constant Field Values
  - LATITUDE
```
public static final String LATITUDE
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    Constant Field Values
  - LAT
```
public static final String LAT
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    Constant Field Values
  - LONGITUDE
```
public static final String LONGITUDE
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    Constant Field Values
  - LON
```
public static final String LON
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    Constant Field Values
  - GRID_LATITUDE
```
public static final String GRID_LATITUDE
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    Constant Field Values
  - RLAT
```
public static final String RLAT
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    Constant Field Values
  - GRID_LONGITUDE
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public static final String GRID_LONGITUDE
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    Constant Field Values
  - RLON
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public static final String RLON
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    Constant Field Values
  - DEPTH
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public static final String DEPTH
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    Constant Field Values
  - ZETA
```
public static final String ZETA
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - BOUNDS
```
public static final String BOUNDS
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    Constant Field Values
  - HEIGHT
```
public static final String HEIGHT
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    Constant Field Values
  - TIME
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public static final String TIME
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    Constant Field Values
  - POSITIVE
```
public static final String POSITIVE
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    Constant Field Values
  - UNITS
```
public static final String UNITS
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    Constant Field Values
  - NAME
```
public static final String NAME
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - LONG_NAME
```
public static final String LONG_NAME
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    Constant Field Values
  - ELEVATION_DIM
```
public static final String ELEVATION_DIM
```
  - TIME_DIM
```
public static final String TIME_DIM
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  - STANDARD_NAME
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public static final String STANDARD_NAME
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    Constant Field Values
  - DESCRIPTION
```
public static final String DESCRIPTION
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    Constant Field Values
  - M
```
public static final String M
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    Constant Field Values
  - BOUNDS_SUFFIX
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public static final String BOUNDS_SUFFIX
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    Constant Field Values
  - LON_UNITS
```
public static final String LON_UNITS
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    Constant Field Values
  - LAT_UNITS
```
public static final String LAT_UNITS
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    Constant Field Values
  - RLATLON_UNITS
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public static final String RLATLON_UNITS
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    Constant Field Values
  - NO_COORDS
```
public static final String NO_COORDS
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    Constant Field Values
  - TIME_ORIGIN
```
public static final String TIME_ORIGIN
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    Constant Field Values
  - START_TIME
```
public static final long START_TIME
```
  - BOUNDARY_DIMENSION
```
public static final String BOUNDARY_DIMENSION
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    Constant Field Values
  - UTC
```
public static final TimeZone UTC
```
  - GRID_MAPPING
```
public static final String GRID_MAPPING
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    Constant Field Values
  - GRID_MAPPING_NAME
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public static final String GRID_MAPPING_NAME
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    Constant Field Values
  - COORDINATE_AXIS_TYPE
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public static final String COORDINATE_AXIS_TYPE
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    Constant Field Values
  - CONVENTIONS
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public static final String CONVENTIONS
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    Constant Field Values
  - COORD_SYS_BUILDER
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public static final String COORD_SYS_BUILDER
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    Constant Field Values
  - COORD_SYS_BUILDER_CONVENTION
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public static final String COORD_SYS_BUILDER_CONVENTION
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    Constant Field Values
  - COORDINATE_TRANSFORM_TYPE
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public static final String COORDINATE_TRANSFORM_TYPE
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    Constant Field Values
  - COORDINATES
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public static final String COORDINATES
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    Constant Field Values
  - SPATIAL_REF
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public static final String SPATIAL_REF
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    Constant Field Values
  - GEO_TRANSFORM
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public static final String GEO_TRANSFORM
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    Constant Field Values
  - UNIQUE_TIME_ATTRIBUTE
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public static final String UNIQUE_TIME_ATTRIBUTE
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    Constant Field Values
  - ENHANCE_COORD_SYSTEMS
```
public static final String ENHANCE_COORD_SYSTEMS
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    Constant Field Values
  - ENHANCE_SCALE_MISSING
```
public static final String ENHANCE_SCALE_MISSING
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    Constant Field Values
  - ENHANCE_CONVERT_ENUMS
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public static final String ENHANCE_CONVERT_ENUMS
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    Constant Field Values
  - ENHANCE_SCALE_MISSING_DEFER
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public static final String ENHANCE_SCALE_MISSING_DEFER
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    Constant Field Values
  - ENHANCE_SCALE_OFFSET
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public static boolean ENHANCE_SCALE_OFFSET
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  - X_DIMENSION
```
public static final int X_DIMENSION
```
    The dimension relative to the rank in #variable to use as image width. The actual dimension is variable.getRank() - X_DIMENSION. Is hard-coded because the loop in the read method expects this order.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - Y_DIMENSION
```
public static final int Y_DIMENSION
```
    The dimension relative to the rank in #variable to use as image height. The actual dimension is variable.getRank() - Y_DIMENSION. Is hard-coded because the loop in the read method expects this order.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - Z_DIMENSION
```
public static final int Z_DIMENSION
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    The default dimension relative to the rank in #variable to use as Z dimension. The actual dimension is variable.getRank() - Z_DIMENSION.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - VALID_TYPES
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public static final Set<DataType> VALID_TYPES
```
    The data type to accept in images. Used for automatic detection of which coverageDescriptorsCache to assign to images.
  - NC4_ERROR_MESSAGE
```
public static final String NC4_ERROR_MESSAGE
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    Constant Field Values
  - PARAMS_MAX_KEY
```
public static final String PARAMS_MAX_KEY
```
    Default parameter behavior properties TODO: better way of handling configuration settings, such as read parameters.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - PARAMS_MIN_KEY
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public static final String PARAMS_MIN_KEY
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    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - isValidDir
```
public static boolean isValidDir(File file)
```
  - getZDimensionLength
```
public static int getZDimensionLength(Variable var)
```
    Get Z Dimension Lenght for standard CF variables
    
    Parameters:
    
    var -
    
    Returns:
  - getDimensionLength
```
public static int getDimensionLength(Variable var,
                                     int dimensionIndex)
```
  - getRawDataType
```
public static int getRawDataType(VariableIF variable)
```
    Returns the data type which most closely represents the "raw" internal data of the variable. This is the value returned by the default implementation of NetcdfImageReader#getRawDataType.
    
    Parameters:
    
    variable - The variable.
    
    Returns:
    
    The data type, or DataBuffer.TYPE_UNDEFINED if unknown.
    
    See Also:
    
    NetcdfImageReader#getRawDataType
  - transcodeNetCDFDataType
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public static int transcodeNetCDFDataType(DataType type,
                                          boolean unsigned)
```
    Transcode a NetCDF data type into a java2D DataBuffer type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the DataType to transcode.
    
    unsigned - if the original data is unsigned or not
    
    Returns:
    
    an int representing the correct DataBuffer type.
  - isVariableAccepted
```
public static boolean isVariableAccepted(Variable var,
                                         NetCDFUtilities.CheckType checkType)
```
    NetCDF files may contains a wide set of coverageDescriptorsCache. Some of them are unuseful for our purposes. The method returns true if the specified variable is accepted.
  - isVariableAccepted
```
public static boolean isVariableAccepted(Variable var,
                                         NetCDFUtilities.CheckType checkType,
                                         NetcdfDataset dataset)
```
    NetCDF files may contains a wide set of coverageDescriptorsCache. Some of them are unuseful for our purposes. The method returns true if the specified variable is accepted.
  - isVariableAccepted
```
public static boolean isVariableAccepted(String name,
                                         NetCDFUtilities.CheckType checkType)
```
    NetCDF files may contain a wide set of coverageDescriptorsCache. Some of them are unuseful for our purposes. The method returns true if the specified variable is accepted.
  - getFormat
```
public static NetCDFUtilities.FileFormat getFormat(URI uri)
                                            throws IOException
```
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - acquireFeatureCollection
```
public static NetcdfDataset acquireFeatureCollection(String path)
                                              throws IOException
```
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - acquireDataset
```
public static NetcdfDataset acquireDataset(URI uri)
                                    throws IOException
```
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getDataset
```
public static NetcdfDataset getDataset(Object input)
                                throws IOException
```
    Returns a NetcdfDataset given an input object
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the input object (usually a File, a String or a {@code FileImageInputStreamExt).
    
    Returns:
    
    NetcdfDataset in case of success.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if some error occur while opening the dataset.
    
    {@link - IllegalArgumentException} in case the specified input is a directory
  - getFile
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public static File getFile(Object input)
                    throws IOException
```
    Checks if the input is file based, and if yes, returns the file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    input - the input to check.
    
    Returns:
    
    the file or null if it is not file based.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - getAxisFormat
```
public static Format getAxisFormat(AxisType type,
                                   String prototype)
```
    Returns a format to use for parsing values along the specified axis type. This method is invoked when parsing the date part of axis units like "days since 1990-01-01 00:00:00". Subclasses should override this method if the date part is formatted in a different way. The default implementation returns the following formats:
    - For time axis, a DateFormat using the "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" pattern in UTC timezone.
    - For all other kind of axis, a NumberFormat.
    The Canada locale is used by default for most formats because it is relatively close to ISO (for example regarding days and months order in dates) while using the English symbols.
    Parameters:
    
    type - The type of the axis.
    
    prototype - An example of the values to be parsed. Implementations may parse this prototype when the axis type alone is not sufficient. For example the time axis type should uses the "yyyy-MM-dd" date pattern, but some files do not follow this convention and use the default local instead.
    
    Returns:
    
    The format for parsing values along the axis.
  - getCheckType
```
public static NetCDFUtilities.CheckType getCheckType(NetcdfDataset dataset)
```
    Depending on the type of model/netcdf file, we will check for the presence of some coverageDescriptorsCache rather than some others. The method returns the type of check on which we need to leverage to restrict the set of interesting coverageDescriptorsCache. The method will check for some KEY/FLAGS/ATTRIBUTES within the input dataset in order to define the proper check type to be performed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dataset - the input dataset.
    
    Returns:
    
    the proper NetCDFUtilities.CheckType to be performed on the specified dataset.
  - createFeatureType
```
public static SimpleFeatureType createFeatureType(String schemaName,
                                                  String schemaDef,
                                                  CoordinateReferenceSystem crs)
```
    Parameters:
    
    schemaDef -
    
    crs -
    
    Returns:
  - isGribAvailable
```
public static boolean isGribAvailable()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the GRIB library is available
  - isNC4CAvailable
```
public static boolean isNC4CAvailable()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the C Native NetCDF 4 library is available
  - isCheckCoordinatePlugins
```
public static boolean isCheckCoordinatePlugins()
```
  - getUnsupportedDimensions
```
public static Set<String> getUnsupportedDimensions()
```
    Returns:
    
    An unmodifiable Set of Unsupported Dimension names
  - getIgnoredDimensions
```
public static Set<String> getIgnoredDimensions()
```
    Returns:
    
    an unmodifiable Set of the Dimensions to be ignored by the Coordinate parsing machinery
  - addIgnoredDimension
```
public static void addIgnoredDimension(String dimensionName)
```
    Adds a dimension to the ignored dimensions set.
  - getNodata
```
public static Number getNodata(Variable var)
```
    Utility method for getting NoData from an input Variable
    
    Parameters:
    
    var - Variable instance
    
    Returns:
    
    a Number representing NoData
  - getNetCDFDataType
```
public static DataType getNetCDFDataType(String classDataType)
```
    Return the propery NetCDF dataType for the input datatype class
    
    Parameters:
    
    classDataType -
    
    Returns:
  - transcodeImageDataType
```
public static DataType transcodeImageDataType(int dataType)
```
    Transcode a DataBuffer type into a NetCDF DataType .
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the beam ProductData type to transcode.
    
    Returns:
    
    an NetCDF DataType type.
  - isATime
```
public static final boolean isATime(String classDataType)
```
    Return true in case that dataType refers to something which need to be handled as a Time (TimeStamp, Date)
    
    Parameters:
    
    classDataType -
    
    Returns:
  - getArray
```
public static Array getArray(int[] dimensions,
                             DataType varDataType)
```
    Get an Array of proper size and type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dimensions - the dimensions
    
    varDataType - the DataType of the required array
    
    Returns:
  - transcodeNumber
```
public static Number transcodeNumber(DataType type,
                                     Number value)
```
    Transcode a NetCDF Number into a proper Number instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the DataType to transcode.
    
    Returns:
    
    the proper number instance
  - refreshParameterBehaviors
```
public static void refreshParameterBehaviors()
```
  - getParameterBehaviour
```
public static NetCDFUtilities.ParameterBehaviour getParameterBehaviour(String parameter)
```

Class NetCDFUtilities

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class Object

Field Detail

CHECK_COORDINATE_PLUGINS

CHECK_COORDINATE_PLUGINS_KEY

NETCDF4_MIMETYPE

NETCDF3_MIMETYPE

NETCDF

NETCDF4

NETCDF_4C

NETCDF_3

STANDARD_PARALLEL_1

STANDARD_PARALLEL_2

CENTRAL_MERIDIAN

LATITUDE_OF_ORIGIN

SCALE_FACTOR

FALSE_EASTING

FALSE_NORTHING

SEMI_MINOR

SEMI_MAJOR

INVERSE_FLATTENING

UNKNOWN

DEFAULT_EARTH_RADIUS

EXTERNAL_DATA_DIR

FILL_VALUE

MISSING_VALUE

LOWER_LEFT_LONGITUDE

LOWER_LEFT_LATITUDE

UPPER_RIGHT_LONGITUDE

UPPER_RIGHT_LATITUDE

COORDSYS

Y

Y_COORD_PROJ

Y_PROJ_COORD

X

X_COORD_PROJ

X_PROJ_COORD

LATITUDE

LAT

LONGITUDE

LON

GRID_LATITUDE

RLAT

GRID_LONGITUDE

RLON

DEPTH

ZETA

BOUNDS

HEIGHT

TIME

POSITIVE

UNITS

NAME

LONG_NAME

ELEVATION_DIM

TIME_DIM

STANDARD_NAME

DESCRIPTION

M

BOUNDS_SUFFIX

LON_UNITS

LAT_UNITS

RLATLON_UNITS

NO_COORDS

TIME_ORIGIN

START_TIME

BOUNDARY_DIMENSION

UTC

GRID_MAPPING

GRID_MAPPING_NAME

COORDINATE_AXIS_TYPE

CONVENTIONS

COORD_SYS_BUILDER

COORD_SYS_BUILDER_CONVENTION

COORDINATE_TRANSFORM_TYPE

COORDINATES

SPATIAL_REF