[NeXus-committee] Questionaire Reminder

[Ray Osborn]

I think Armando's summary highlights a communication problem that we are having with data analysis developers. They don't see the advantages over just using HDF5, but the whole point is that HDF5 files are only self-describing if there are established conventions for what to put in them, that are valuable even if they are not strict rules. Perhaps people writing their own data analysis code don't care, because they know what their own files contain, but somehow we have to persuade people that NeXus is not just another API.

I don't know how this fits into the NIAC agenda, but it's been an important issue at the APS, where some have complained about needing to install a new API.

Ray

On Sep 17, 2012, at 2:51 PM, V. Armando Solé wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Please find attached the ESRF answers and the comments about the NeXusQV document.
> 
> See you,
> 
> Armando
> 
> On 17/09/2012 09:04, Mark Koennecke wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I would like to remind all those of you who have not done so and are not coming
>> to either the code camp or the NIAC meeting to complete the questionaire sent out
>> with the agenda. Have you voice heard even if you cannot make it in person!
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> 
>>                Mark Koennecke
>> 
>> 
>> The Questionaire
>> ===================
>> 
>> This should be filled in by every participating facility. This questionaire
>> is also a good place to let us know additional topics for the NIAC meeting.
>> 
>> * Facility name
>> * Number of files/beamlines/instruments producing NeXus files
>> * Number of files/beamlines/instruments producing NeXus files in 2 years time
>> * Barriers found for increasing NeXus use
>> * Priorities for the NeXus community should be
>> 
>> Any comments and answered questionaires should be sent ot the NIAC mailing list.
>> 
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