NetSeeDF is a simple, lightweight tool for exploring and visualizing data in NetCDF files.
Inspired by Panoply, NetSeeDF is designed to be simpler and more limited tool that does not require a Java installation. Designed with students and researchers in mind, it lets you quickly explore available variables, their shapes, and visualize grid point values on a map.
NetSeeDf is developed by Rok Kuk rokuk.org
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- List variables in a NetCDF file.
- View variable values in a table (supports 1D, 2D, and 3D variables)
- Visualize gridded variable values on an interactive map (supports slicing 3D variables, e.g. in time)
- Export timeseries for a selected grid point, export tabular data
- The software is still in development and currently supports only a limited number of NetCDF file structures.
- Limited coordinate systems are implemented. Rotated pole grid (rlat, rlon) and grid reference systems (easting, northing) are not supported yet.
- Showing map background (OpenStreetMap tiles) requires an internet connection
NetSeeDF is written in Python 3.13.
- Install the required packages in
requirements/base.txt - Run
downloadfolium.py - Run
src/main/python/netseedf/main.py
This project is released under the GPL v3 license.
This projects includes the following third party software:
- qwebchannel.js from https://github.com/qt/qtwebchannel licensed under LGPL v3.0
- offline_folium from https://github.com/robintw/offline_folium licensed under EPL v2.0



