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igpp.mimic	A set of tools to create mirrors of file collections. It uses a combination of techniques to optimize the synchronization of the collections. Mimic can use either the HTTP, SSH or FTP protocol to copy files. It supports both pushing files to remote locations or pulling files from remote locations.
ditdos	DITDOS web service which provides access to data archives. It can build inventories of data holdings, present organized views of the inventory and assist in downloading data collections.
SPLASH	SPLASH is an interactive data display application that runs on Microsoft Windows platforms.
Review	PDS-PPI Review Website provides service for conducting and managing peer-reviews.

PDS4 Software Releases

Here are the tools and utilities that are available from the PPI Node for use with PDS4.

Applications

pds.cdf	A Java class library for reading files stored in the Common Data Format (CDF)
igpp.docgen	The igpp-docgen tool is a document generator based on Apache Velocity. The tool can process template documents written in Velocity Template Language (VTL). It can read PDS3 labels, text files containing keyword=value pairs, and spreadsheets in CSV or TAB format. The content of each processed files are assigned to variables in separate Velocity contexts and can be referenced in the Velocity template file. The output format can be PDS3 or XML.
SPDF CDF	NASA's Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF) CDF Software link

PDS3 Software

Here are the tools and utilities that are available from the PPI Node for use with PDS3.

Document

Ruleset Language	A description of the Ruleset Language
Labeler and Ruleset Processing	Presented at the PDS Technical Session, July 2003

Applications

labeler	A Java application which uses the Ruleset Processor to generate PDS labels for files.
Index	A Java application to generate PDS compliant index files for a volume.

JAR files - Quick link

Index.jar	Index generation application.
ruleset.jar	Ruleset-based label generator.
pdsppi.jar	File containing all PDS/PPI classes.
plugin.jar	File containing all plug-ins.
How to Install? Download and place in your Java CLASS_PATH (typically $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext)

Plug-ins for use with Ruleset Processor

CassiniFFHScan	Extract information from a Cassini Flatfile.
Compare	Perform a relational compare two strings or numbers.
FFHScan	Extract information from a Flatfile.
FormatDescription	Word wrap and indent text.
IMath	Perform simple integer math.
LabelValue	Extract a value from a label.
Lookup	Find a value in an interval lookup spreadsheet.
SpreadSheet	Parse files containing a spreadsheet (delimited text) and determine metrics.
PChronos	Interface to the NAIF/SPICE "chronos" utility.
PvoTabProperties	Extract first and last values in the table.
Strings	Determine length, change case, index, and subset strings.
TabStartStop	Return a portion (column) of the first and last rows in an ASCII table.
TargetPhrase	Create a properly punctuated phrase describing a list a values.
Time	Parse and construct time strings in many formats.
plugin.jar	File containing all plug-ins.

Classes

PDSLabel	Java class for parsing PDS Labels.
PPIOption	Java class for option handling support.
PPIRuleset	Java class implementation of the PPI Ruleset Language.
PPITable	Java class for reading and writing to tables.
Download	Zip file containing source code, documentation and classes.
pdsppi.jar	Jar file containing all PDS/PPI classes.

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