[GRASS-user] Finding Landsat's infrared bands

[Markus Neteler]

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Kurt Springs <ferret_bard at mac.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I downloaded some Landsat data from the USGS.  When I opened the GeoTiff in GRASS using r.in.gdal, I got the Blue, Green and Red bands.  How do I get the near infrared, two medium infrared, thermal, and panchromatic bands.

They are commonly in a separate file.

See here for a convenient conversion/import script which you may
adapt for your needs (at page bottom):
  http://www.grassbook.org/examples_menu3rd.php

cheers
Markus