FW: [gdal-dev] GDAL 1.1.4 Release

[Ben Discoe]

> From: Frank Warmerdam
>
> I am sure the files were created with Arc/Info Grid, but their aren't
> in ascii or binary grid formats. They are in a strange form of
> ESRI labelled BIL but with lots of differences

Fascinating. Great to hear that GDAL can now handle them.

> I would also note that the NODATA value is carried through GDAL in case
> you want that.

Indeed, that is very useful - i currently allow the user to load multiple
overlapping elevation rasters, display with the NODATA masked out, then
merge them and patch up NODATA areas, so that's an important feature.

-Ben