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Hi Bart- > Being unable to view a 176Mb SRTM ArcInfo ASCII DEM file downloaded from > http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org <http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/> , I tried to > increase the java memory to -Xmx2048m, still nothing. I found the ticket > below, and I was wondering about DEM file decimation. I am interested in > just a small portion of the domain this file represents. Nope, it's still on our TODO list. Don > > Hi Steve, > > I removed all displays and data and then tried adding the SRTM > > ArcInfo ASCII DEM file. It read in but as you can see from the > > attached png, nothing appears to be appearing. Have tried changing > > several of the options in the Dashboard but no success. > > > > Those files are pretty big - 6000x6000 > > I managed to load the data on my machine by cranking up the JVM max > memory. > However, the IDV bombed when creating a display. > > Right now we don't support subsetting and decimiation for the DEM data > sources > but we are planning on adding that in a future release. > > -Jeff > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: ILM-542718 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Closed > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: RAA-137215 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open