[GRASS-user] importing bil file errors

[Markus Neteler]

On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 12:11 AM, Tyler Smith <tyler at plantarum.ca> wrote:
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> Markus Neteler <neteler at osgeo.org> wrote:
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>>the data set lacks the projection metadata, hence GRASS cannot guess
>>that:
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>>So, GRASS 7 import:
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>>grass70 -c EPSG:4326 ~/grassdata/hwsd
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> How did you find the projection? Not having any GIS training, projections are the most confusing part of GRASS to me.

I searched online and found some references about the data set.
It is not GRASS' fault that this information is lacking in the dataset :-)

I have now made the EPSG code it a link in the wiki.

>># ops, too big for our CAIRO driver :p
>>ERROR: Cairo_begin_raster(): Failed to create surface (invalid value
>>       (typically too big) for the size of the input (surface, pattern,
>>       etc.))
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> Ah, I see now. The error message is a little cryptic.

Moreover, it should ideally not happen. It will hopefully be solved.

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>>For convenience added to the Wiki, too:
>>http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Global_datasets#Harmonized_World_Soil_Database_.28HWSD_Database.29
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> Wow! I didn't know thIs kind of info is on the wiki. That is *very* helpful indeed.
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>>Hope this helps,
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> Very much, thank you!

you are welcome.

Markus

> Tyler
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