dlg's, standard/optional format

[Malcolm Williamson]

Hi, Jim
Your dlg converter sounds like a really useful utility - my vote is for 
you to place it on the moon. Thanks,
        -Malcolm
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On Thu, 7 Dec 1995, Jim Stafford wrote:

> Eric,
> Thanks for your reply to my inquiry. Since no one replied that a solution
> exists for importing dlg3 standard format files into grass I have
> developed a routine that converts dlg3 standard ascii files to dlg3
> optional ascii files.  So far I've imported a number of USGS dlg3 standard
> format files with good success using v.import after converting with my
> program.  If any one else needs this capability, let me know and I will
> ftp the compressed c source code to grass/incoming at CERL.  All you
> need to use the program is a c compiler.  
> Sincerely,
> Jim Stafford
> NRCS, Ohio   
> 
> > 
> > > Last year (Oct.14, 1994) Paul Loechl wrote to this list:
> > > "Has anyone developed a way to successfully import DLG Standard format
> > > files into Grass?  the Grass tool v.in.dlg works for optional format file
s
> > > but not standard format."
> > > 
> > > There were either no replies, or I missed them.  Has anyone provided a
> > > solution to date?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > > Jim Stafford
> > > Ohio NRCS
> > 
> > Can't answer the question, but if someone wants to write one, a good 
> > description of standard, optional, and graphical DLG (I think DLG-3) 
> > formats can be found in the document 
> > ftp://spectrum.xerox.com/ds9/map/dlg/1:2,000,000/usa/doc/dlgguide.txt.Z.
> > 
> > Eric
> > 
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