[GRASS-user] HDF-5 parse

[Markus Metz]

Hamish wrote:
>
> did you read this:
>   http://www.gdal.org/frmt_hdf5.html
>   
[snip]
> (hint: "band" and "subdataset" are probably the same thing)
>   
No. As it says a bit further down, after getting info for a specific 
subdataset: "You may use gdal_translate for reading image bands from 
this [selected sub-] dataset."

That's why r.in.gdal could not import all bands, because HDF 
(hierarchical data format) is something like a superdataset with 
subdatasets, each of these subdatasets may in turn hold several bands 
(usually only one band).

It is generally a good idea to first read the documentation in

http://www.gdal.org/formats_list.html

before trying to import/export raster maps via gdal

because there are 105 different formats, also CEOS, listed in

http://www.gdal.org/formats_list.html

where most of your questions are answered ;-)

Not many people know all the little peculiarities of all these formats 
by heart, most, also those providing answers, usually look up the 
details of a particular format in the documentation provided.

Markus M