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NAME
grdproject - Forward and inverse map transformation of grids
SYNOPSIS
grdproject in_grdfile -Gout_grdfile -Jparameters [ -C[dx/dy] ] [
-Dxinc[unit][+e|n][/yinc[unit][*+e|n]] ] [ -Edpi ] [ -F[c|i|p|e|f|k|M|n|u] ] [ -I ] [
-Mc|i|p ] [ -Rregion ] [ -V[level] ] [ -nflags ] [ -r ]
Note: No space is allowed between the option flag and the associated arguments.
DESCRIPTION
grdproject will do one of two things depending whether -I has been set. If set, it will
transform a gridded data set from a rectangular coordinate system onto a geographical
system by resampling the surface at the new nodes. If not set, it will project a
geographical gridded data set onto a rectangular grid. To obtain the value at each new
node, its location is inversely projected back onto the input grid after which a value is
interpolated between the surrounding input grid values. By default bi-cubic interpolation
is used. Aliasing is avoided by also forward projecting the input grid nodes. If two or
more nodes are projected onto the same new node, their average will dominate in the
calculation of the new node value. Interpolation and aliasing is controlled with the -n
option. The new node spacing may be determined in one of several ways by specifying the
grid spacing, number of nodes, or resolution. Nodes not constrained by input data are set
to NaN.
The -R option can be used to select a map region larger or smaller than that implied by
the extent of the grid file.
REQUIRED ARGUMENTS
in_grdfile
2-D binary grid file to be transformed. (See GRID FILE FORMATS below.)
-Gout_grdfile
Specify the name of the output grid file. (See GRID FILE FORMATS below.)
-Jparameters (more …)
Select map projection.
OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS
-C[dx/dy]
Let projected coordinates be relative to projection center [Default is relative to
lower left corner]. Optionally, add offsets in the projected units to be added (or
subtracted when -I is set) to (from) the projected coordinates, such as false
eastings and northings for particular projection zones [0/0].
-Dxinc[unit][+e|n][/yinc[unit][+e|n]]
Set the grid spacing for the new grid. Append m for arc minute, s for arc second.
If neither -D nor -E are set then we select the same number of output nodes as
there are input nodes.
-Edpi Set the resolution for the new grid in dots per inch.
-F[c|i|p|e|f|k|M|n|u]
Force 1:1 scaling, i.e., output (or input, see -I) data are in actual projected
meters [e]. To specify other units, append f (foot), k (km), M (statute mile), n
(nautical mile), u (US survey foot), i (inch), c (cm), or p (point). Without -F,
the output (or input, see -I) are in the units specified by PROJ_LENGTH_UNIT (but
see -M).
-I Do the Inverse transformation, from rectangular to geographical.
-Mc|i|p
Append c, i, or p to indicate that cm, inch, or point should be the projected
measure unit [Default is set by PROJ_LENGTH_UNIT in gmt.conf]. Cannot be used with
-F.
-Rxmin/xmax/ymin/ymax[+r][+uunit] (more …)
Specify the region of interest. You may ask to project only a subset of the grid by
specifying a smaller input w/e/s/n region [Default is the region given by the grid
file].
-V[level] (more …)
Select verbosity level [c].
-n[b|c|l|n][+a][+bBC][+c][+tthreshold] (more …)
Select interpolation mode for grids.
-r (more …)
Set pixel node registration [gridline].
-^ or just -
Print a short message about the syntax of the command, then exits (NOTE: on Windows
just use -).
-+ or just +
Print an extensive usage (help) message, including the explanation of any
module-specific option (but not the GMT common options), then exits.
-? or no arguments
Print a complete usage (help) message, including the explanation of all options,
then exits.
GRID FILE FORMATS
By default GMT writes out grid as single precision floats in a COARDS-complaint netCDF
file format. However, GMT is able to produce grid files in many other commonly used grid
file formats and also facilitates so called “packing” of grids, writing out floating point
data as 1- or 2-byte integers. (more …)
EXAMPLES
To transform the geographical grid dbdb5.nc onto a pixel Mercator grid at 300 dpi, run
gmt grdproject dbdb5.nc -R20/50/12/25 -Jm0.25i -E300 -r -Gdbdb5_merc.nc
To inversely transform the file topo_tm.nc back onto a geographical grid, use
gmt grdproject topo_tm.nc -R-80/-70/20/40 -Jt-75/1:500000 -I -D5m -V -Gtopo.nc
This assumes, of course, that the coordinates in topo_tm.nc were created with the same
projection parameters.
To inversely transform the file topo_utm.nc (which is in UTM meters) back to a
geographical grid we specify a one-to-one mapping with meter as the measure unit:
gmt grdproject topo_utm.nc -R203/205/60/65 -Ju5/1:1 -I -Mm -Gtopo.nc -V
To inversely transform the file data.nc (which is in Mercator meters with Greenwich as the
central longitude and a false easting of -4 and produced on the ellipse WGS-72) back to a
geographical grid we specify a one-to-one mapping with meter as the measure unit:
gmt grdproject data.nc -Jm/1:1 -I -F -C-4/0 -Gdata_geo.nc -V --PROJ_ELLIPSOID=WGS-72
RESTRICTIONS
The boundaries of a projected (rectangular) data set will not necessarily give rectangular
geographical boundaries (Mercator is one exception). In those cases some nodes may be
unconstrained (set to NaN). To get a full grid back, your input grid may have to cover a
larger area than you are interested in.
SEE ALSO
gmt, gmt.conf, mapproject
COPYRIGHT
2018, P. Wessel, W. H. F. Smith, R. Scharroo, J. Luis, and F. Wobbe