[GRASS-dev] Raster3d map header format change and lib gis modifications

[Markus Metz]

Hi Sören,

2012/2/1 Sören Gebbert <soerengebbert at googlemail.com>:
> Dear developer,
> i would like to inform about my plans to modify the header format of
> raster3d maps.
> The reason is the integration of vertical unit support to distinguish
> between 3d spatial voxel cubes
> and space time (2d + 1d) voxel cubes represented as raster3d maps.
>
> I have created a ticket about this issue, to discuss these changes
> befor i commit them:
> https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/1562
>
> Modifications will be made in the raster3d library, the gis library
> and several related header files.
> Additionally i will add the new module r3.support, so the user is able
> to create/edit title, description,
> history and the units of a raster3d map. The modification of the
> raster3d map header format will lead normally to
> incompatibilities regarding older versions, but my implementation
> takes care of this issue, so backward compatibility
> will be assured.
>
> In case there are no objections regarding the modifications, i will
> submit my patch next week.

The inclusion of the vertical unit in raster3d headers sounds like a
very useful addition, together with r3.support. I would say, go ahead!

Markus M