HDFView User SurveyHDFView User Survey

1. Use of HDFView:

	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Never
How often do you use HDFView?	*Use of HDFView: How often do you use HDFView? Daily	How often do you use HDFView? Weekly	How often do you use HDFView? Monthly	How often do you use HDFView? Never

2. File format:

	HDF4	HDF5	NetCDF	FITS
What types of files do you view in HDFView?	*File format: What types of files do you view in HDFView? HDF4	What types of files do you view in HDFView? HDF5	What types of files do you view in HDFView? NetCDF	What types of files do you view in HDFView? FITS

Other (please specify)

3. General questions:

	Easy	Moderate	Hard	No opinion
How easy is HDFView to install?	*General questions: How easy is HDFView to install? Easy	How easy is HDFView to install? Moderate	How easy is HDFView to install? Hard	How easy is HDFView to install? No opinion
How easy is the GUI interface to use?	How easy is the GUI interface to use? Easy	How easy is the GUI interface to use? Moderate	How easy is the GUI interface to use? Hard	How easy is the GUI interface to use? No opinion

4. How easy or difficult is it to work with file structure?

	Easy	Moderate	Hard	No opinion
Find a group/dataset	*How easy or difficult is it to work with file structure? Find a group/dataset Easy	Find a group/dataset Moderate	Find a group/dataset Hard	Find a group/dataset No opinion
View metadata	View metadata Easy	View metadata Moderate	View metadata Hard	View metadata No opinion
See attribute values	See attribute values Easy	See attribute values Moderate	See attribute values Hard	See attribute values No opinion
Select a subset of a dataset	Select a subset of a dataset Easy	Select a subset of a dataset Moderate	Select a subset of a dataset Hard	Select a subset of a dataset No opinion
Create a new group	Create a new group Easy	Create a new group Moderate	Create a new group Hard	Create a new group No opinion
Create a dataset	Create a dataset Easy	Create a dataset Moderate	Create a dataset Hard	Create a dataset No opinion
Add an attribute	Add an attribute Easy	Add an attribute Moderate	Add an attribute Hard	Add an attribute No opinion
Copy a group/dataset	Copy a group/dataset Easy	Copy a group/dataset Moderate	Copy a group/dataset Hard	Copy a group/dataset No opinion
Move a group/dataset	Move a group/dataset Easy	Move a group/dataset Moderate	Move a group/dataset Hard	Move a group/dataset No opinion

5. How satisfied are you with the data handling features in HDFView?

	Satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Not satisfied	No opinion
Displaying data values	*How satisfied are you with the data handling features in HDFView? Displaying data values Satisfied	Displaying data values Somewhat satisfied	Displaying data values Not satisfied	Displaying data values No opinion
Copying values from on dataset to another	Copying values from on dataset to another Satisfied	Copying values from on dataset to another Somewhat satisfied	Copying values from on dataset to another Not satisfied	Copying values from on dataset to another No opinion
Changing data values	Changing data values Satisfied	Changing data values Somewhat satisfied	Changing data values Not satisfied	Changing data values No opinion
Importing data from a text file	Importing data from a text file Satisfied	Importing data from a text file Somewhat satisfied	Importing data from a text file Not satisfied	Importing data from a text file No opinion
Exporting data to a text file	Exporting data to a text file Satisfied	Exporting data to a text file Somewhat satisfied	Exporting data to a text file Not satisfied	Exporting data to a text file No opinion

6. How satisfied are you with the image handling features in HDFView?

	Satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Not satisfied	No opinion
Showing data as an image	*How satisfied are you with the image handling features in HDFView? Showing data as an image Satisfied	Showing data as an image Somewhat satisfied	Showing data as an image Not satisfied	Showing data as an image No opinion
Changing an image color table	Changing an image color table Satisfied	Changing an image color table Somewhat satisfied	Changing an image color table Not satisfied	Changing an image color table No opinion
Zooming in/out on an image	Zooming in/out on an image Satisfied	Zooming in/out on an image Somewhat satisfied	Zooming in/out on an image Not satisfied	Zooming in/out on an image No opinion
Changing image contrast/brightness	Changing image contrast/brightness Satisfied	Changing image contrast/brightness Somewhat satisfied	Changing image contrast/brightness Not satisfied	Changing image contrast/brightness No opinion
Converting images to HDF4 or HDF5	Converting images to HDF4 or HDF5 Satisfied	Converting images to HDF4 or HDF5 Somewhat satisfied	Converting images to HDF4 or HDF5 Not satisfied	Converting images to HDF4 or HDF5 No opinion
Exporting image data to an image file	Exporting image data to an image file Satisfied	Exporting image data to an image file Somewhat satisfied	Exporting image data to an image file Not satisfied	Exporting image data to an image file No opinion

7. How useful would the following new features be to you?

	Very useful	Somewhat useful	Not useful	No opinion
Improve GUI interface for better appearance and ease of use	*How useful would the following new features be to you? Improve GUI interface for better appearance and ease of use Very useful	Improve GUI interface for better appearance and ease of use Somewhat useful	Improve GUI interface for better appearance and ease of use Not useful	Improve GUI interface for better appearance and ease of use No opinion
Support 3D graphics for 3D datasets	Support 3D graphics for 3D datasets Very useful	Support 3D graphics for 3D datasets Somewhat useful	Support 3D graphics for 3D datasets Not useful	Support 3D graphics for 3D datasets No opinion
Copy/paste data objects between HDF4 and HDF5	Copy/paste data objects between HDF4 and HDF5 Very useful	Copy/paste data objects between HDF4 and HDF5 Somewhat useful	Copy/paste data objects between HDF4 and HDF5 Not useful	Copy/paste data objects between HDF4 and HDF5 No opinion
Find objects by name	Find objects by name Very useful	Find objects by name Somewhat useful	Find objects by name Not useful	Find objects by name No opinion
Search objects by attribute name or value	Search objects by attribute name or value Very useful	Search objects by attribute name or value Somewhat useful	Search objects by attribute name or value Not useful	Search objects by attribute name or value No opinion
Display objects by name or creation order	Display objects by name or creation order Very useful	Display objects by name or creation order Somewhat useful	Display objects by name or creation order Not useful	Display objects by name or creation order No opinion
Sort data in TableView	Sort data in TableView Very useful	Sort data in TableView Somewhat useful	Sort data in TableView Not useful	Sort data in TableView No opinion
Search and query data content	Search and query data content Very useful	Search and query data content Somewhat useful	Search and query data content Not useful	Search and query data content No opinion
View datasets larger than machine memory (paging)	View datasets larger than machine memory (paging) Very useful	View datasets larger than machine memory (paging) Somewhat useful	View datasets larger than machine memory (paging) Not useful	View datasets larger than machine memory (paging) No opinion
Create datasets with complex types, e.g. nested compound types	Create datasets with complex types, e.g. nested compound types Very useful	Create datasets with complex types, e.g. nested compound types Somewhat useful	Create datasets with complex types, e.g. nested compound types Not useful	Create datasets with complex types, e.g. nested compound types No opinion
Edit elements of a dataset with complex types	Edit elements of a dataset with complex types Very useful	Edit elements of a dataset with complex types Somewhat useful	Edit elements of a dataset with complex types Not useful	Edit elements of a dataset with complex types No opinion
Support HDF5 dimension scales	Support HDF5 dimension scales Very useful	Support HDF5 dimension scales Somewhat useful	Support HDF5 dimension scales Not useful	Support HDF5 dimension scales No opinion
Import/export GeoTiff	Import/export GeoTiff Very useful	Import/export GeoTiff Somewhat useful	Import/export GeoTiff Not useful	Import/export GeoTiff No opinion
Import/export XML	Import/export XML Very useful	Import/export XML Somewhat useful	Import/export XML Not useful	Import/export XML No opinion
Show content of NetCDF files	Show content of NetCDF files Very useful	Show content of NetCDF files Somewhat useful	Show content of NetCDF files Not useful	Show content of NetCDF files No opinion
Show content of GeoTiff files	Show content of GeoTiff files Very useful	Show content of GeoTiff files Somewhat useful	Show content of GeoTiff files Not useful	Show content of GeoTiff files No opinion
Show content of FITS files	Show content of FITS files Very useful	Show content of FITS files Somewhat useful	Show content of FITS files Not useful	Show content of FITS files No opinion
Show content of GRIB files	Show content of GRIB files Very useful	Show content of GRIB files Somewhat useful	Show content of GRIB files Not useful	Show content of GRIB files No opinion
Show content of Shapefiles	Show content of Shapefiles Very useful	Show content of Shapefiles Somewhat useful	Show content of Shapefiles Not useful	Show content of Shapefiles No opinion
Support datasets of Opaque type based on MIME types	Support datasets of Opaque type based on MIME types Very useful	Support datasets of Opaque type based on MIME types Somewhat useful	Support datasets of Opaque type based on MIME types Not useful	Support datasets of Opaque type based on MIME types No opinion
Add another file into an HDF5 file as a dataset of Opaque type	Add another file into an HDF5 file as a dataset of Opaque type Very useful	Add another file into an HDF5 file as a dataset of Opaque type Somewhat useful	Add another file into an HDF5 file as a dataset of Opaque type Not useful	Add another file into an HDF5 file as a dataset of Opaque type No opinion
Support remote file access via OPeNDAP	Support remote file access via OPeNDAP Very useful	Support remote file access via OPeNDAP Somewhat useful	Support remote file access via OPeNDAP Not useful	Support remote file access via OPeNDAP No opinion
Support remote access to files in the Cloud	Support remote access to files in the Cloud Very useful	Support remote access to files in the Cloud Somewhat useful	Support remote access to files in the Cloud Not useful	Support remote access to files in the Cloud No opinion
Run HDFView on mobile devices, e.g. iPhone/iPad	Run HDFView on mobile devices, e.g. iPhone/iPad Very useful	Run HDFView on mobile devices, e.g. iPhone/iPad Somewhat useful	Run HDFView on mobile devices, e.g. iPhone/iPad Not useful	Run HDFView on mobile devices, e.g. iPhone/iPad No opinion

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