man r.in.srtm () - Import SRTM HGT files into GRASS

NAME

r.in.srtm - Import SRTM HGT files into GRASS

SYNOPSIS

r.in.srtm

r.in.srtm help

r.in.srtm [-1] input=string [output=string]

Flags:

"-1
Input is a 1-arcsec tile (default: 3-arcsec)

Parameters:

"input=string
SRTM input tile (file without .hgt.zip extension)
"output=string
Output raster map (default: input tile)

DESCRIPTION

r.in.srtm imports SRTM hgt files into GRASS. SRTM hgt data sets can be downloaded from NASA at this FTP site:

ftp://e0mss21u.ecs.nasa.gov/srtm/

Formerly ftp://e0dps01u.ecs.nasa.gov/srtm/

NOTES

SRTM tiles are of 1 degree by 1 degree size. The SRTM filename contains the coordinates which refer to the center of the lower left pixel (e.g., N51E010: lower left cell center at 10E, 51N).

SEE ALSO

The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission homepage at NASA's JPL.

AUTHOR

Markus Neteler

Last changed: $Date: 2005/08/03 13:05:43 $

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