This package provides support for units of physical quantities. Its main
components are:
1) A C library, "libudunits2", for:
a) Obtaining a binary unit from a string unit;
b) Manipulating binary units arithmetically; and
c) Obtaining a converter of numeric values between compatible binary
units;
2) A utility, "udunits2", for
a) Obtaining the definition of a unit; and
b) Converting a numeric value between compatible units; and
3) An extensive database of units.