2013/2/14 Michael Spencer <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > Has anyone used the USGS Global Land Cover Characterization data available > here? > > http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/globe_int.php > > Indication is that the file format is Erdas Imagine .img, but GRASS is > coming back with a file type unknown error. Help/readme file suggests data > is byte type, which leaves me none the wiser! > > Happy for any pointers. > > Ta, > Michael
Hi Michael, Some time ago I had the same problem when using R for reading the files. From the USGS I was told that the problem is the lack of header (as mentioned in the metadata that I did not read :( ) You need to make a projection header file as per the FAQ at: http://landcover.usgs.gov/faq.php#three The details of the LAEA projection to generate the header file can be found on: http://edc2.usgs.gov/glcc/sadoc2_0.php IHTH, Mauricio -- ===================================== Water Resources Unit Institute for Environment and Sustainability Joint Research Centre, European Commission webinfo : http://floods.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ ===================================== DISCLAIMER: "The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission" ====================================== Linux user #454569 -- Ubuntu user #17469 ====================================== "Where ambition ends happiness begins" (Source Unknown) ====================================== http://www.r-project.org/posting-guide.html _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
