[gdal-dev] Reading a NetCDF file with python (not recognised as a supported dataset name

[Etienne Tourigny]

Rutger,

There should not be any difference when using the python bindings. If
gdalinfo can read it the python bindings should also.

I cannot reproduce your problem using gdal-1.9.1 under linux.  Which
exact version are you using?

By the way, the vrtfile in unnecessary, because GDAL's Open accepts
the NETCDF:file.nc:variable syntax.

Try adding this to your script and send the result back here
gdal.SetConfigOption( 'CPL_DEBUG', 'ON' )

also try gdal_info.exe -stats
NETCDF:LPRM-TMI_L3_DY_SOILM3_V001-20120411T144114Z_20120102.nc:soil_moisture_x
this actually reads the file contents and not just the metadata. If it
fails then something is wrong.

you should see
    STATISTICS_MAXIMUM=99
    STATISTICS_MEAN=21.746993313128
    STATISTICS_MINIMUM=0
    STATISTICS_STDDEV=20.100893016522


Etienne

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Rutger <kassies at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> I am trying to open a NetCDF file with the Python bindings. My GDAL 1.9
> build (Win32 from Tamas) shows the NetCDF driver when i run "gdalinfo
> --formats", so it should be possible.
>
> When using the pre-build command-line utilities all works well. But when i
> move to Python i get the message:
> /" ... does not exist in the file system, and is not recognised as a
> supported dataset name."/
> I dont have the slightest clue about what i'm doing wrong.
>
> I have simplified the problem to 3 steps:
> 1. Use gdal_translate to select a subdataset and output to VRT
> 2. Read the VRT in Python with gdal.Open()
> 3. Use gdal_translate to convert the VRT to a Geotiff
>
> Step 1 & 3 work well, but 2 fails. Is there some limitation of the Python
> bindings regarding NetCDF? The script runs fine if i replace the NetCDF with
> a Geotiff file.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> An example NetCDF i used can be found at:
> ftp://hydro1.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/s4pa/WAOB/LPRM_TMI_DY_SOILM3.001/2012/05/
> ftp://hydro1.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/s4pa/WAOB/LPRM_TMI_DY_SOILM3.001/2012/05/
>
> Below is the Python script i have used for exploring the issue:
>
> import os
> try:
>    from osgeo import gdal
> except ImportError:
>    import gdal
>
> netcdffile =
> "NETCDF:LPRM-TMI_L3_DY_SOILM3_V001-20120411T144114Z_20120102.nc:soil_moisture_x"
> vrtfile = "LPRM-TMI_L3_DY_SOILM3_V001-20120411T144114Z_20120102.vrt"
> tiffile = "LPRM-TMI_L3_DY_SOILM3_V001-20120411T144114Z_20120102.tif"
>
> # 1: convert the netcdf to vrt externally (works well)
> os.system('gdal_translate -of "VRT" ' + netcdffile + ' ' + vrtfile)
>
> # 2: try to open the vrt in Python (fails at .ReadAsArray)
> dsin = gdal.Open(vrtfile)
>
> if not dsin is None:
>  indata = dsin.ReadAsArray(0, 0, dsin.RasterXSize, dsin.RasterYSize)
>
> # 3: convert the same vrt to a tif externally (works well)
> os.system('gdal_translate ' + vrtfile + ' ' + tiffile)
>
>
> Regards,
> Rutger
>
>
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