GCE Data Toolbox Downloads

Available Software

The following software packages are currently available for download:

Software Description Format Size GCE Members* Public
GCE Data Toolbox
version 2.95
(Jul-2008)
Complete toolbox package with GCE Data Search Engine, ClimDB/USGS data mining tools, and mapping support (Version History) Zip archive 14MB download download (compiled)

* GCE Members version contains proprietary data processing functions, data import filters and metadata templates not included in the public version

System Requirements

The GCE Data Toolbox requires MATLAB® Release 13 (version 6.5) or higher running on Windows NT/2000/XP, Linux, Solaris or McIntosh OS/X. No optional toolboxes are required, although Database Toolbox functionality is supported by some auxiliary functions, which are available on request.

Please contact Wade Sheldon for additional information about this toolbox or to obtain an earlier version compatible with MATLAB 5.3 and 6.

Toolbox Installation

  1. extract the files to a directory accessible by MATLAB (note: make sure the option to use pathnames or recurse subdirectories is enabled)
  2. start the MATLAB program
  3. change to the new directory using the path browser or 'cd' command in the command window (e.g. cd c:\matlabr13\toolbox\gce_datatools)
  4. type 'startup' to launch the tools and view toolbox contents
  5. optionally create a shortcut or symbolic link that changes to the toolbox directory and then launches the MATLAB program (e.g. matlab.exe) to automatically start the tools
  6. if text on the GUI dialogs is too small (e.g. Linux or Mac OS/x systems), try un-commenting the line set(0,'ScreenPixelsPerInch',96) in 'startup.m' by removing the leading % and saving the file, then close all GUI windows and type startup in the MATLAB command window

(Important: if you choose not to use the included startup script to run the tools, make sure to add the toolbox directory to the MATLAB search path to avoid errors running tools that access files outside the working directory)

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers OCE-9982133 and OCE-0620959.  Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.