[GRASSLIST:1134] Re: global data set

[Markus Neteler]

Hi Seppo,

On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 01:38:46PM +0200, Seppo kaitala wrote:
> Dear all
> 
> I have tried to get global dataset
> (http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/data.html)
> 
>  working under GRASS5.08b (and 4.3 as well)
> 
> When I run v.support, I'll get the error message
> 
>    V.SUPPORT:
> 
> Converting coastlines from 3.0 to 4.0
> 
> Selected information from vector header
>  Organization:  CERL
>  Map Name:      Coastlines
>  Source Date:   
>  Orig. Scale:   -1067646976
>  No snapping will be done 
> 
>     Reading Vector file.
> OUT OF MEMORY!
> OUT OF MEMORY!
> Read_line: Out of Memory
> Could not build support (dig_plus) file.
> ERROR(v.support):  Could not build vector file: 'coastlines'
>
> Anyhow, I think it is an other problem than memory

that's right (and known problem). Unfortunately the
"global" dataset in in dig3 format (very old). We need
a *volunteer* running either GRASS 4.1 or (better) GRASS 4.0.

Is anybody out there having this old GRASS version still running?

Then this person could download the "global dataset" from
http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/data.html

open a GRASS monitor and load the map "coastlines" into v.digit.
Please enter a reasonable scale then etc. and leave v.digit.
Then please run v.support on the file and tell us about success :-)
All this in 4.0 or 4.1...

Then we might get the updated package from you (location packaged with
tar into a .tar.gz file, I could assist then).

Thanks in advance

 Markus