DESCRIPTION

Note: this module is superseded by r.in.gdal.

r.in.arc allows a user to create a (binary) GRASS raster map layer from an ESRI ARC/INFO ascii GRID file with (optional) title.

The ARC/INFO ascii GRID file header has 6 lines (last line optional): 

     ncols:
     nrows:
     xllcorner:
     yllcorner:
     cellsize:
     nodata_value:
or alternatively (not supported by r.in.arc, but by r.in.gdal, last line optional): 
     ncols:
     nrows:
     xllcenter:
     yllcenter:
     cellsize:
     nodata_value:

NOTES

r.in.arc handles floating point cell values. The mult option allows the number of significant figures of a floating point cell to be increased before importing. Multiples of ten are the most functional multipliers.

EXAMPLE

To import a ARC/INFO ascii grid, applying a 10x multiplier during import, with title: 
r.in.arc input=elev_meters.asc output=elev_decimeters title="Elevation data converted to decimeters" mult=10

SEE ALSO

r.in.gdal, r.out.arc

AUTHOR

Unknown German author, updated by Bill Brown to floating point support.

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