GRIB - General Regularly-distributed Information in Binary form

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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) Extraordinary Meeting Number VIII (1985) approved a general purpose, bit-oriented data exchange format, designated FM 92-VIII Ext. GRIB (GRIdded Binary). It is an efficient vehicle for transmitting large volumes of gridded data to automated centers over high-speed telecommunication lines using modern protocols. By packing information into the GRIB code, messages (or records - the terms are synonymous in this context) can be made more compact than character oriented bulletins, which will produce faster computer-to-computer transmissions. GRIB can equally well serve as a data storage format, generating the same efficiencies relative to information storage and retrieval devices.

Form

Core information

URL(s):

https://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/WDM/Guides/Guide-binary-2.html

Publisher(s) / Maintainer(s):

World Meteorological Organization

Domain(s):

[Peripheral / neighbouring domains], Meteorology and Climatology

Type of standard:

Binary / text data format, Messaging standard

Describes / models / annotates:

Resource-specific metadata, Datasets, Natural Resources, Earth and Environment data, Weather / meteorological data

Additional information

Acronym:

GRIB

Publication year:

2003

Status:

Broadly recognized in its scope

Technical information

Format of the data standard:

PDF

Download / dump:

http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/DPS/FM92-GRIB2-11-2003.pdf

VEST / AgroPortal integration

Original source:

VEST Registry

Assessment

An overview of criteria used for the assessment can be found here.

Total score:

1.68

assessment tabs

Fitness / adoption

Complete:

Yes, complete, consistent and granular

Authoritative:

Yes

Largely compatible:

Not clear - N/A

Known:

Yes, very well

Used in software:

Yes, in a few tools that are very much used

Used in datasets:

Yes, in many by many providers

Discoverable:

Yes

Regulatory:

Not clear - N/A

Endorsed:

Yes, very strongly

Long-term, sustainable:

Yes, reasonably

Participatory, collaborative:

Not clear - N/A

Maintained:

Yes

Scores

Avg fitness:

2.67

Avg adoption:

2.78

Usability / openness

Available on the web:

Yes

Versatile:

Served by APIs:

Manageable:

Documented:

Yes

Supported:

Not clear - N/A

Testable:

Not clear - N/A

Machine-readable:

Meaningful:

Annotated:

Referenceable:

Linked:

Clearly licensed:

Openly licensed:

Not clear - N/A

Scores

Avg usability:

1.14

Avg openness:

0.14

Notes on assessment:

First assessment by FAO

URI: https://vest.agrisemantics.org/node/20091

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