[Qgis-user] Loading up .grd files into QGIS

[Jeff McKenna]

oops here is the correct link to the GXF driver page: 
https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/gxf.html

Happy #KwakFriday !

-jeff



On 2020-08-28 6:21 p.m., Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Hi Alan,
> 
> Since you now have a .gxf file, here are my testing steps that I just 
> performed locally:
> 
> QGIS relies on the GDAL library for raster/vector access.  When hitting 
> a new format and wondering if QGIS can read it, always start by going to 
> https://gdal.org and scroll down the page and look for your format: for 
> example, you will see "GXF" listed there under raster drivers: 
> http://download.osgeo.org/gdal/data/gxf/  Give that a read as a start 
> always (put another way: *always* start by reading the GDAL driver page 
> for your format, read the entire driver page as it usually contains 
> important information).
> 
>  From reading that, now you know that the GXF driver is always built by 
> default, so that means you should be able to use QGIS to read your QXF 
> file.
> 
> (if you prefer the commandline, executing 'gdalinfo --formats' on your 
> local machine should return the GXF driver in the long response, and 
> then you can try 'gdalinfo myfile.gxf' )
> 
> You can actually use GDAL test data to verify this: download 
> "sample.gxf" from http://download.osgeo.org/gdal/data/gxf/
> 
> Open "sample.gxf" in QGIS ("Add Raster Layer") and it should look like: 
> https://pasteboard.co/JovJFDMF.png
> 
> Hope these steps help!  cheers from the east coast of Canada,
> 
> -jeff
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