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Hello- > Full Name: Carlos de Gonzalo Aranoa > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid > Package Version: 2.7ul > Operating System: Windows Vista > Hardware: > Description of problem: I would need some help for correct visualization of > rainfall imagery. I have trying to export radar and satellite data from IDV > to ArcGIS 9.2 through a netCDF file. I created them using the Subset and > Create Grid tool. > When I create the .nc file the georreference seems to be ok. I attach the > metadata information in a .txt. But when I import the file in ArcGIS 9.2 the > reference is lost, and the imagery is shown in relative coordinates, from the > corner of the image. > How can I modify the metadata info, to make it understandable from ArcGIS? I am not sure what ArcGIS needs for the import. It could be that since the lat/lon is not included in the file (which makes it strictly CF compliant). I suggest you contact ESRI to find out what is needed to import the file. Don Murray Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: LOP-425272 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open