[GRASS5] Raster files suggestion: new directory layout

[Markus Neteler]

On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 04:51:59PM +1200, Hamish wrote:
> > another proposal: Let's simplify the raster file directory layout
> > and have all files related to a raster map staying in a single
> > directory (such as the 5.7 vector files). We already have discussed
> > it some time ago.
> > 
> ...
> 
> - clean and understandable file structure
> 
> .. following the 5.7 vector/ directoy pattern:
> 
> $MAPSET/raster/$MAPNAME/colr
> $MAPSET/raster/$MAPNAME/cats
> $MAPSET/raster/$MAPNAME/cell
> $MAPSET/raster/$MAPNAME/hist
> 
> etc..
> ?

Yes.
 
> > - user can easily copy a map into another machine
> >   (say, for backup reasons or whatever)
> 
> Tip:
> For a quick way of copying maps now try: r.out.mat, copy the map file
> to a new machine, then use r.in.mat. I guess you could do GeoTIFF or
> something else as well, but this is quick and easy. Things like the
> cats/, colr/, and hist/ files don't get included (yet).

This is exactly missing. When I have to backup or to copy the map
to a friend's computer, I need the full copy. Currently the only
way is to use 'find' or manual file selection.

> I've found it to be useful; matlab is not required.
> 
> 
> >   (as we once did for LZW elimination)
> 
> Unisys patent now gone?

Yes, I think so.

Markus