[Gdal-dev] Re: HDF problems

[wlx]

Your gdal's compile isn't active the hdf4 support, the default compilation
isn't include it.
> I  am new with gdal library and I do not know,if it is 
> working properly. 
> I installed  FWTools-0.9.1 under Fedora C2.
> I have downloaded hdf files from DAAC server 
> http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/datapool/ and I can open the 
> files with HDFLook software.
> However, for further development I wold like to load HDF 
> files directly to GRASS 5.4 with gdal libraries.
> So for testing I exported the geotif file from GRASS and run
> 
>  >gdalinfo maa1km.tif
> Driver: GTiff/GeoTIFF
> Size is 2169, 1422
> Coordinate System is `'
> Corner Coordinates:
> Upper Left  (    0.0,    0.0)
> Lower Left  (    0.0, 1422.0)
> Upper Right ( 2169.0,    0.0)
> Lower Right ( 2169.0, 1422.0)
> Center      ( 1084.5,  711.0)
> Band 1 Block=2169x1 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Red Band 2 
> Block=2169x1 Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Green Band 3 Block=2169x1 
> Type=Byte, ColorInterp=Blue
> 
> So as if it is working properly
> 
> But when I try 
> 
>  >gdalinfo GSUB1.A2001122.1045.003.2002343183413.hdf
> ERROR 4: `GSUB1.A2001122.1045.003.2002343183413.hdf' not 
> recognised as a supported file format.
>  
> GDALOpen failed - 4
> `GSUB1.A2001122.1045.003.2002343183413.hdf' not recognised as 
> a supported file format.
>  >
> 
> With HDFLook it works properly showing the information inter alia:
>  HDFLook_modis  (Version 4.10B [HDF.4.2.r5])
> 
> Do I still miss some libraries, and how I would know that.
> How I could get forward?
> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> --
> Seppo Kaitala, Scientist, Ph.D.
> 
> Biological Oceanography
> Finnish Institute of Marine Research
> PO Box 33 (Lyypekinkuja 3 A)
> FIN-00931 Helsinki, Finland
> tel. +358-9-613941   fax +358-9-6139 4494
> email: seppo.kaitala at fimr.fi
> 
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