Dataset Viewer is a graphical tool for exploring Scientific DataSets.

The executable file is DataSetViewer.exe. It is installed in %PROGRAM FILES%/Microsoft Research/Scientific DataSet 1.2. This folder is added to the PATH environment variable so you can type "DataSetViewer <file-to-view>" from any folder. The installer associates DataSetViewer.exe with .nc files.

DataSet Viewer application screenshots:
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You can use the DataSet Viewer control programmatically in your application. To do this you need to reference DataSet Viewer assemblies from your project. Information about all DataSet Viewer assemblies is summarized below.

AssemblyDescription
DataSetViewerCoreCore classes for DataSet Viewer. It should be referenced by any program that uses DataSet Viewer controls.
DataSetViewerControlsMain controls for data display: DataSetDataView, DataSetPanel, and DataSetViewerControl.
TableViewControls for displaying 1D and 2D tables.
DynamicDataDisplayViewsControl for plotting line graphs, marker graphs, color maps, isolines. This assembly is based on the Dynamic Data Display visualization library.
DynamicDataDisplaySpecial version of Dynamic Data Display visualization library.
DynamicDataDisplay.MarkersClasses for rendering various markers.
DynamicDataDisplay.MapsClasses for rendering maps in background.
DynamicDataDisplay.Maps.ExtraAdditional classes for rendering maps.

DataSet Viewer control provides a user interface for selecting desired visualization. Alternatively, you can describe the preferred visualization method in the form of Visual hints in DataSet attributes or programmatically in the code of your program.

Several Visualization tutorials on using DataSet Viewer controls programmatically are available.