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[IDV #EEG-141630]: help in plotting topo data

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  • Subject: [IDV #EEG-141630]: help in plotting topo data
  • Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:05:34 -0700
Hi Leela,
> Description of problem: I am trying to display 30 arc second elevation data 
> from USGS.
> From what I undersatnd, this is DEM data which is an accepted format for IDV.
> However, when I try to plot this data I get the following error message:
> 
> Reading DEM: C:\Documents and Settings\watson.leela\Desktop\w140n40.tar.gz
> Data object "C:\Documents and Settings\watson.leela\Desktop\w140n40.tar.gz" 
> not compatible with "dem" data family
> 
> Note: I have tried unzipping and untarring the file with the same result.
> 

The USGS has a number of DEM formats and the IDV does not read all of them. 
There is some documentation about DEM data in the IDV from the GEON project:
http://geon.unavco.org/unavco/IDV_for_GEON_topo.html

-Jeff


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: EEG-141630
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed