William Thayer wrote:
>
> My questions concern grids:
>
> 1) Is it possible to convert from ascii grid format to a binary grid format
> that can be used with ArcView? I saw in the archives some example syntax
> (gstat -e conv -f a mask_map mask_map.ag) but is there a description of
> the options that can be used with the convert execute action (i.e.,
> expansion of the discussion provided in Section 5.5 of the manual)?
Try:
gstat -e convert
It gives you a list.
> 2) After reading through the archives and the manual, it is still unclear
> to me if gstat will read ArcView grids. The manual specifies that two
> files are needed: ascii file: *.hdr and a binary file: *.flt. I don't see
> either one of those file extensions in the directories that hold my ArcView
> grids. The ArcView grids consist of many files, contained in two
> directories: one with the name of the grid and the other called 'info'.
> Neither one of these directories contain a file with the extension 'hdr'
> although there is a binary file called 'hdr.adf' in the directory that
> bears the name of the grid. Has ESRI changed the format for ArcView grids?
> Is there a way to use the current grid formats with gstats?
No. The two formats supported by gstat are actually ArcInfo/ArcView
export/import formats, read or written by the asciigrid/gridascii or
floatgrid/gridfloat command couples.
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Edzer
