Re: ASCII and real coordinates

[Ned Gardiner]

You could use a world file, as is done with geotifs.  Here are some 
google'd suggestions for more information:
http://www.nps.gov/gis/av3_online/documents/section7/docs/section7_pg3.html
http://www.geotiff.org/
http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/perl.htm
http://web.fsv.cvut.cz/lists/gis-cz/2000/msg00049.html

Li An wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have an arc/info (Erdas Imagine maybe) raster file (DEM) and want to 
> convert it into ASCII file for Swarm modeling. Any way to retain the 
> real location information (such as UTM coordinates) in the ASCII 
> file--I mean, for example, the (1,1) in the ASCII output is associated 
> with (300400, 4324000)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Li An
> Ph.D. candidate
> Systems Modeling Lab,
> Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
> Michigan State University
> East Lansing MI 48824
> Phone (work): 517-353-7981
> Fax: 517-432-1699
>
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