ERDDAP Thredds OpenDAP

Ifremer ERDDAP server is a data discovery, subsetting and API server

Ifremer Thredds server is a data browser and API server

 

OpenDAP is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced data over the Internet.

The data are stored in NetCDF files, aggregated and distributed by a Thredds Data Server (TDS).

The TDS server is queried from web users and softwares (such as Matlab).

The TDS server returns the selected data through the following protocols

  • OpenDAP protocol
  • FTP file download
  • WCS service : Web Coverage Service (an OGC protocol, Open Geospatial Consortium)