ERDAS .LAN import

[Andrea Giacomelli]

> 
> Andrea Giacomelli (andreag at idra1.iar.polimi.it) writes on 9 May 94:
> >I have an ERDAS .LAN (TM image) raster file. I was given the description
> 
> >128 bytes header
> >
> >949 rows x 795 cols for the 7 bands (BIL format)
> 
> I recently imported an ERDAS 7.3 file (created by Multispec, a remote
> sensing package for Macintrashes) into GRASS. Here's what I did:
>  
> % mkdir $LOCATION/erdas
> % mv flc1 $LOCATION/erdas
> % dd if=$LOCATION/erdas/flc1 of=$LOCATION/erdas/stripped ibs=128 skip=1
> % cd $LOCATION/erdas
> % i.tape.other # using $LOCATION/erdas/stripped as input, with no
>                # extra skips made.
> 
> This worked perfectly.  I couldn't get the *in.erdas command(s?) to work
> nor could I get i.tape.other to skip over the header (not sure why,
> though).
> 
> --Darrell
> 
> James Darrell McCauley, Purdue Univ, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1146, USA
> mccauley at ecn.purdue.edu, mccauley%ecn at purccvm.bitnet, pur-ee!mccauley
> ** will finish PhD/engr in 9/94 - need job. inquiries welcome (no hh, plz) **
> ** Personal WWW page URL ftp://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/mccauley/me.html **
>  
> 
It may seem strange, but I tried i.in.erdas and it worked straight away !
thanks anyway for the hint. It may come useful for other format types...
and there are too many around!


				    Andrea Giacomelli
				    andreag at idra1.iar.polimi.it