sci-geosciences@gentoo.org Gentoo Geosciences Project libdap is a C++ implementation of OPeNDAP which allows access to data over the internet, from programs that weren't originally designed for that purpose, as well as some that were. While OPeNDAP s the original developer of the Data Access Protocol (DAP) which it's software uses, many other groups have adopted DAP and provide compatible clients, servers and software development kits. DAP is a NASA community standard: http://www.esdswg.org/spg/rfc/ese-rfc-004