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diff --git a/gis/eccodes/README b/gis/eccodes/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b592d858eb --- /dev/null +++ b/gis/eccodes/README @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +ecCodes is a package developed by ECMWF which provides an application +programming interface and a set of tools for decoding and encoding +messages in the following formats: + + WMO FM-92 GRIB edition 1 and edition 2 + WMO FM-94 BUFR edition 3 and edition 4 + WMO GTS abbreviated header (only decoding). + +A useful set of command line tools provide quick access to the messages. +C, Fortran 90 and Python interfaces provide access to the main ecCodes +functionality. + +ecCodes is an evolution of GRIB-API. It is designed to provide the +user with a simple set of functions to access data from several +formats with a key/value approach. + +netcdf is an optional dependency and support will be compiled in if it +is installed. + +NOTE: for 32bit platforms, the version is locked to 2.29.0 as 32 bit +support was dropped in version 2.30.0 and above. |