Importing data

Getting your data into GRASS

GRASS supports many common GIS formats, and many uncommon ones too.

The primary import/export tool is called GDAL/OGR.

• Supported raster formats via r.in.gdal
• Supported vector formatsvia v.in.ogr

Modules

Raster

• r.in.arc
• r.in.aster
• r.in.gdal
• r.in.mat
• r.in.poly
• r.in.wms
• r.in.ascii
• r.in.bin
• r.in.gridatb
• r.in.onearth
• r.in.srtm
• r.in.xyz

Vector and points

• v.in.ascii
• v.in.e00
• v.in.gns
• v.in.mapgen
• v.in.region
• v.in.wfs
• v.in.db
• v.in.garmin
• v.in.gpsbabel
• v.in.mbsys_fnv
• v.in.sites
• v.in.dxf
• v.in.geonames
• v.in.lines
• v.in.ogr
• v.in.sites.all

Data formats

• Various common Data formats
• Global datasets
• Import/export from ESRI products
• Import DXF data
• Import XYZ data
• SRTM data
• USGS elevation data
• NOAA ENC S-57 data
• Mio GPS tracks