GrassASCIIFile

I am working with GRASS as a newbie to qualify everything past I.

When importing an ASCII file with some arbitrary delimitation, what is the format? I am able to modify my FORTRAN to give me what ever but my search for the format is null.

X         , Y         , Z

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Lat ,Long ,Elev

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DDDMMSSssss,DDDMMSSssss, Meters ---> Which one?

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DDDdddddddd,DDDdddddddd, Meters -|

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--HB: this question is perhaps better directed at the GRASS user mailing list, not in the wiki, but could be edited into a nice FAQ entry.

But, to answer your question:

• The GRASS import tools can typically take any deliminator you specify, the default is "|".

• Degree-minute-second and hemisphere can be given as +/-DDD.DDDD, DDDh, DDD:MM.MMMMMh, or DDD:MM:SS.SSSSh format.

This is documented in the v.in.ascii help page:

http://grass.osgeo.org/grass63/manuals/html63_user/v.in.ascii.html

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Latitude/Longitude data may be given in a number of ways. Decimal degrees must be positive or negative instead of using a hemisphere letter. Mixed coordinates must use a hemisphere letter. Whole minutes and seconds must always contain two digits (example: use 167:03:04.567; and not 167:3:4.567).

Acceptable formats: key: D=Degrees; M=Minutes; S=Seconds; h=Hemisphere (N,S,E,W)

• (+/-)DDD.DDDDD
• DDDh
• DDD:MMh
• DDD:MM.MMMMMh
• DDD:MM:SSh
• DDD:MM:SS.SSSSSh

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