After XCDF v3.00.03 support for Python2 has been dropped. This is a simple tutorial on how to write an XCDF file and read its contents in Python3 using numpy data structures. First we will write a file …

The eXplicitly Compacted Data Format (XCDF) is written and maintained by Jim Braun at the University of Maryland. XCDF is a binary data format designed to store data fields with user-specified accuracy.

(Bloechle et al., 2006) describes a geometrical method to find the text blocks in a PDF document and to restructure the document into a Canonical and Structured Document Format (XCDF).

XCDF is proposed as a canonical format for structured electronic documents to improve content access. XED reverse engineers PDF files into the XCDF format using a ten-step physical structure analysis. …

Then, XCDF, a canonical format with well-defined properties is proposed as a suitable solution for representing structured electronic documents and as an entry point for further researches and works.

XCDF solves these problems by providing a layer of abstraction between the data and data readers, and by dynamically calculating maximum and minimum field values as data are written. XCDF stores …

This paper presents XCDF, a canonical format for representing electronic document in a unique and structured way; it is also an entry point for further researches on elec-tronic analysis.

The eXplicitly Compacted Data Format (XCDF) is written and maintained by Jim Braun at the University of Maryland. XCDF is a binary data format designed to store data fields with user-specified accuracy.

This paper presents XCDF, a canonical format for representing electronic document in a unique and structured way; it is also an entry point for further researches on electronic analysis.

The eXplicitly Compacted Data Format (XCDF) is written and maintained by Jim\nBraun at the University of Maryland. XCDF is a binary data format designed\nto store data fields with user …