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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
5.4.3 Jan 03, 2018 GRDPROJECT(1gmt)