NAME

       r.in.arc   - Converts an ESRI ARC/INFO ascii raster file (GRID) into a (binary) raster map
       layer.

KEYWORDS

       raster, import

SYNOPSIS

       r.in.arc
       r.in.arc help
       r.in.arc  input=string  output=name    [type=string]     [title="phrase"]     [mult=float]
       [--overwrite]  [--verbose]  [--quiet]

   Flags:
       --overwrite
           Allow output files to overwrite existing files

       --verbose
           Verbose module output

       --quiet
           Quiet module output

   Parameters:
       input=string
           ARC/INFO ASCII raster file (GRID) to be imported

       output=name
           Name for output raster map

       type=string
           Storage type for resultant raster map
           Options: CELL,FCELL,DCELL
           Default: FCELL

       title=
           Title for resultant raster map

       mult=float
           Multiplier for ASCII data
           Default: 1.0

DESCRIPTION

       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.

       Last changed: $Date: 2008-06-09 21:15:30 -0700 (Mon, 09 Jun 2008) $

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