[GRASS-user] Importing GLOBE DEM data

[gotnidea! Business Development Centre]

Thanks.

By using the vector panel I could add colors to the map freegis_worlddata.
But I couldn't do the same with my Gujarat map I downloaded from the NGDC.

Now, I believe, I should ask one question which really forced me to work on
GRASS in the first place. I want to have a display like:

http://www.eicinformation.org/data/sampledata.asp?id=2

Is it possible on GRASS?? If at all it is not possible on a web page, can I
reproduce a similar map on my desktop, linking the data with SQL or even by
using the existing postgreSQL?

I wish to achieve a level of competency in GRASS (or any other software
which is freely available)which could help me produce such a work.

regards
Abhinav


On 10/29/06, Moritz Lennert <mlennert at club.worldonline.be> wrote:
>
> gotnidea! Business Development Centre wrote:
> > Thanks to all for the guidance.
> >
> > I have been able to import and view the data using r.in.gdal. The only
> > problem is that it is in Black and White. I tried to use this command:
> >
> > r.colors map=Gujarat color=rules rast=Gujarat rules=terrain
> >
> > I hope this is what Moritz meant:
>
> no:
>
> r.colors map=Gujarat rules=terrain
>
> the color= and rast= options are two different ways of setting color
> tables, using all of them at the same time does not make sense (maybe
> the module should actually complain about this ?).
>
>
> > The other Data I downloaded is : freegis_worlddata-0.1_simpl.tar
>
> In case you did not know: this is vector data.
>
> >
> > It is also in Black and White with only the outlines and crosses in
> > black. I have made a separate location for this data. I am unable to
> > have a coloured map in it also. It's GRASS how to file (which comes
> > along with the data mentions:
> >
> >
> >     1. Create location
> >
> >     Location: <some name>
> >
> >     Mapset: <a name>
> >
> >     Database: <a path to a writable directory
> >
> >     Coordinate system: B, Latitude-Longitude
> >
> >     description: <some description>
> >
> >     geodatic datum: no
> >
> >     ellipsoid: grs80
> >
> >     region:
> >
> >     north: 90
> >
> >     south: -90
> >
> >     west: -180
> >
> >     east: 180
> >
> >     grid resolution: not important
> >
> >
> > When I tried to do this, I am getting this error : 'clear' is not
> > recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch
> > file.
>
> Yes, as mentioned earlier on the list, creation of locations at startup
> currently does not work.
>
> >
> >     3. you can now load /usr/share/geo-data/country_geodata/pop.gm with
> >     the GRASS
> >
> >     data manager to have a first look on the data and to print them.
> >
> >
> > How can I undertake this step. I am a bit clueless.
>
>
> I don't think you can as it is probably for the old gui (d.m).
>
> >
> >     4. Print colorcoded maps
> >
> >     #start monitor fo visualization
> >
> >     d.mon x0
> >
> >     # print china in red
> >
> >     d.vect map=countries type=area where="fibs='CH'" fcolor=255:0:0
> >
> >     # print countries with total population < 5000000 in green
> >
> >     d.vect map=countries type=area where="total<5000000" fcolor=0:255:0
> >
> >     # erase all objects from monitor
> >
> >     d.erase
> >
> >     # stop monitor
> >
> >     d.mon stop=x0
> >
> >
> > This last step mentioned in the How to... is again a bit confusing. I
> > hope this is what is supposed to be written in the Output - GIS.m and
> > run. Is it?
>
> No, these are commands for the command line. But you cannot use them in
> wingrass as they depend on the old GRASS monitor display system which is
> not available in the wingrass gui (gis.m - GIS Manager).
>
> Currently you cannot use any display commands from the command line if
> you use the GIS Manager GUI (this is true for *nix as well).
>
> All of these commands are now integrated into the gui.
>
> To reproduce this example:
>
> - click on the "Add vector layer" button
> - click on the vector1 label
>
> Beneath the layer tree, you will see appear the vector panel.
>
> Fill out the relevant fields (e.g. "Vector name", "SQL query", etc)
>
> If I have the time one of these days, I might make some detailed movies,
> but not now.
>
> Moritz
>
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