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Hi Kwan,
re:
> But when I read the AREA file using GEMPAK, I got the same color problem.
> Do you mind if you can remap the terrain file once again and resend it to
> me to make sure that the file came from your end?
OK. Here is what I just did from my interactive McIDAS-X session:
DSSERVE LIST TEST
Group/Descriptor Type Format & Range RT Comment
------------------------ ----- ------------------ -- --------------------
...
TEST/TOPO IMAGE GINI Test TOPO from Kwan
DIRFILE=/home/mcidas/workdata/newustopo_hires.area
DSSERVE: done
IMGREMAP TEST/TOPO MYDATA/IMAGES.3050 SSIZE=ALL PRO=PS X 97 SIZE=ALL RES=6
Beginning Image Data transfer, bytes= 805952
IMGREMAP: transformations complete ... begin data move
Transferring AREA data outbound, bytes= 1054720
IMGREMAP: Done...
SF 1;ERASE F;IMGDISP TEST/TOPO EU=TOPO;MAP FILE=OUTVHPOL;SF 2;ERASE F;IMGDISP
MYDATA/IMAGES.3050 EU=TOPO;MAP FILE=OUTVHPOL
Erased image frame(s) 1-1
Erased graphic frame(s) 1-1
ERASE: Done
Beginning Image Data transfer, bytes= 1181580
IMGDISP: loaded frame 1
IMGDISP: done
EU: Restoring TOPO.ET to frame(s)= 1
EU: Done
MAP: Completed frame 1
Erased image frame(s) 2-2
Erased graphic frame(s) 2-2
ERASE: Done
Beginning Image Data transfer, bytes= 1054720
IMGDISP: loaded frame 2
IMGDISP: done
EU: Restoring TOPO.ET to frame(s)= 2
EU: Done
MAP: Completed frame 2
FRMSAVE 1 newustopo_hires.gif
Frame saved in /home/mcidas/workdata/newustopo_hires.gif
FRMSAVE 2 mydataimages_3050.gif
Frame saved in /home/mcidas/workdata/mydataimages_3050.gif
I have attached:
newustopo_hires.gif
mydataimages_3050.gif
AREA3050
A quick look at the displays of the original and remapped newusatopo images
seems to be the same as before - they match.
Cheers,
Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TEU-219455
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
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