[winGRASS] Importing GLOBE DEM data

[Glynn Clements]

gotnidea! Business Development Centre wrote:

> I have been trying to import GLOBE DEM file from:
> 
> http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/seg/ff/nph-newform.pl/seg/topo/customdatacd?disp=one&sid=peak.140.172.184.251.0610272224463912
> 
> I don't know what to do next. I have downloaded the file and unzipped it to
> get three files .bil, .hdr and one color file. How should I go about using
> it?
> 
> Can anyone please guide me? I am using WinGRASS6.3 CVS Native on Windows XP,

If you are new to GRASS, I would suggest using the Cygwin version
instead of the native version.

The native Windows version is labelled "experimental" for a reason. It
is essentially an "alpha-test" version, i.e. not even at a "beta-test"
level of stability.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>