From 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: V3n3RiX Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 18:53:29 +0100 Subject: reinit the tree, so we can have metadata --- sci-libs/szip/metadata.xml | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sci-libs/szip/metadata.xml (limited to 'sci-libs/szip/metadata.xml') diff --git a/sci-libs/szip/metadata.xml b/sci-libs/szip/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3e97c9268b83 --- /dev/null +++ b/sci-libs/szip/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ + + + + + sci@gentoo.org + Gentoo Science Project + + + The Consultative Committee on Space Data Systems (CCSDS) has adopted + the extended-Rice algorithm for international standards for space + applications. Szip is reported to provide fast and effective + compression, specifically for the EOS data generated by the NASA + Earth Observatory System (EOS). It was originally developed at + University of New Mexico (UNM) and integrated with HDF4 by UNM + researchers and developers. It can be used for HDF 5 as well. + + -- cgit v1.2.3