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[IDV #ULH-591013]: Can`t use USGS DEM data

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  • Subject: [IDV #ULH-591013]: Can`t use USGS DEM data
  • Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:30:03 -0600
> Full Name: Yuan
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: www.scnjw.gov.cn
> Package Version: 2.9u2 build date:2010-10-04 19:14 UTC
> Operating System: Windows XP
> Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.9u2\jre version: 1.6.0_20 
> j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4)
> Description of problem:
> 
> Reading DEM: G:\DEM\e060n40\E060N40.DEM
> 
> Data object "G:\DEM\e060n40\E060N40.DEM" not compatible with "dem" data family
> 
> According from GEON IDV Guide, I download DEM files
> e060n40.tar.gz, e060n90.tar.gz, e100n40.tar.gz,e100n90.tar.gz from
> http://www1.gsi.go.jp/geowww/globalmap-gsi/gtopo30/gtopo30.html.
> 
> The IDV2.9u2 can open the dem files, but can`t draw the picture and pop
> up upper error.
> 
> Could you tell me how to use the DEM files.
> 
> many thanks.

Hi XianFeng,
     Please upload a sample DEM file here:

  http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload

Yuan
> 
> He Xian Feng
> 
> ******************
> Stack trace:
> visad.data.BadFormException: Data object "G:\DEM\e060n40\E060N40.DEM" not 
> compatible with "dem" data family
> at visad.data.FunctionFormFamily.open(FunctionFormFamily.java:444)
> at ucar.unidata.data.gis.DemDataSource.makeDemData(DemDataSource.java:273)
> at ucar.unidata.data.gis.DemDataSource.getDataInner(DemDataSource.java:208)
> at ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getData(DataSourceImpl.java:2238)
> at ucar.unidata.data.DirectDataChoice.getData(DirectDataChoice.java:332)
> at ucar.unidata.data.DerivedDataChoice.setData(DerivedDataChoice.java:612)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.data.DerivedDataChoice.collectOperands(DerivedDataChoice.java:563)
> at ucar.unidata.data.DerivedDataChoice.getData(DerivedDataChoice.java:715)
> at ucar.unidata.data.DataChoice.getData(DataChoice.java:637)
> at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:243)
> at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:207)
> at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.init(GridDataInstance.java:200)
> at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:157)
> at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:138)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.doMakeDataInstance(PlanViewControl.java:1361)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initializeDataInstance(DisplayControlImpl.java:3084)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.setData(DisplayControlImpl.java:3066)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.setData(PlanViewControl.java:586)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.ContourPlanViewControl.setData(ContourPlanViewControl.java:214)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.init(PlanViewControl.java:437)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1333)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1034)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:986)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:911)
> at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1090)
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: ULH-591013
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed