[GRASS-user] How to specify a location using grass-6.4.x

[Markus Neteler]

On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Elvis Dowson <elvis.dowson at mac.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>          I am trying to import a NASA SRTM file called N25E070.hgt.
> What are the steps required to create a new location in grass-6.4.x, so that
> I can run the following command?
> r.in.srtm in=N25E070

Please check
http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/rasterintro.html
-> Raster import and export
  "The module r.in.gdal offers a common interface for many different
raster formats.
     Additionally, it also offers options such as on-the-fly location
creation...
  "

Markus