OPeNDAP

OPeNDAP: Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol

-- a framework that simplifies all aspects of scientific data networking.

-- provides software which makes local data accessible to remote locations regardless of local storage format. OPeNDAP also provides tools for transforming existing applications into OPeNDAP clients (i.e., enabling them to remotely access OPeNDAP served data).

-- software is freely available.

What is OPeNDAP?  Here are some links to documentation about OPeNDAP