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Re: also text format

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  • Subject: Re: also text format
  • Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 10:29:40 -0600 (MDT)
a.emre,

If you download the decoders package, there's program called gribdump,
converts the grib file to ascii.  The package is located at:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/decoders

One also needs to install packages Netcdf and Udunits before building
the decoders package at:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/udunits

Robb...


On Mon, 7 Apr 2003, a.emre tekeli wrote:

> Dear Robb,
>
> even a text file conversion should also fit me...
>
> -------------------
> > On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, a.emre tekeli wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Sirs,
> > >
> > > I have to convert a bunch of grib data of ecmwf data and export it
> > > into arcview automatically.
> > >
> > > Do you know if there exists such as a program. Since I am not
> computer
> > > engineer based, it may be hard for you to explain it to me...
> >
> > Ahmet Emre,
> >
> > Currently I don't know of any program that converts grib into
> arcview
> > format.  That's not to say that there isn't a converter out on the
> net.
> > Maybe someone on the list knows of such a program.  There are
> processes to
> > create geoTIFF files that can be read by arcview but they require
> the grib
> > files to  be converted to a gif, jpg, etc.  Then converted to TIFF
> format
> > and then finally converted to geoTIFF by adding the georeferencing
> > information.  This requires the installation of GEMPAK and the
> geoTIFF
> > routines, plus some scripts to automate the process.
> >
> > Robb...
> > >
> > > Waiting to hear from you.
> > >
> > > Thanks and Best Regards
> > >
> > > Ahmet Emre TEKELI
> > > METU
> > > Civil Engineering Dept.
> > > Water Resources Lab.
> > > 06531 K4 Building
> > > Ankara / TURKIYE
> > > Voice:90-312-210 54 46
> > > Fax:   90-312-210 10 02
> > >
> >
> >
> ======================================================================
> =========
> > Robb Kambic                            Unidata Program Center
> > Software Engineer III                          Univ. Corp for Atmospheric 
> > Research
> > address@hidden                 WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
> >
> ======================================================================
> =========
> >
> Ahmet Emre TEKELI
> METU
> Civil Engineering Dept.
> Water Resources Lab.
> 06531 K4 Building
> Ankara / TURKIYE
> Voice:90-312-210 54 46
> Fax:   90-312-210 10 02
>

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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
address@hidden             WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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