NAME

       r3.in.ascii  - Converts a 3D ASCII raster text file into a (binary) 3D raster map.

KEYWORDS

       raster3d, import, voxel, conversion, ASCII

SYNOPSIS

       r3.in.ascii
       r3.in.ascii --help
       r3.in.ascii    input=name    output=name     [null_value=string]     [type=string]     [precision=string]
       [compression=string]   [tiledimension=XxYxZ]   [--overwrite]  [--help]  [--verbose]  [--quiet]  [--ui]

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

       --help
           Print usage summary

       --verbose
           Verbose module output

       --quiet
           Quiet module output

       --ui
           Force launching GUI dialog

   Parameters:
       input=name [required]
           Name of input file to be imported

       output=name [required]
           Name for output 3D raster map

       null_value=string
           String representing NULL value data cell (use ’none’ if no such value)
           Default: *

       type=string
           Data type used in the output raster3d map
           Options: default, double, float
           Default: default

       precision=string
           Number of digits used as mantissa in the internal map storage, 0 -23 for float, 0 -  52  for  double,
           max or default
           Default: default

       compression=string
           The compression method used in the output raster3d map
           Options: default, zip, none
           Default: default

       tiledimension=XxYxZ
           The dimensions of the tiles used in the output raster3d map (XxYxZ or default: 16x16x8)
           Default: default

DESCRIPTION

       r3.in.ascii  allows  a  user  to create a (binary) GRASS 3D raster map layer from a 3D ASCII raster input
       file.

       The tiledimension parameter defines the dimension of the tiles used in the output file.  The  format  is:
       XxYxZ

       The  nv  parameter  specifies  which  value to convert to NULL-value.  If the specified value is none, no
       conversion is performed.  Default is none.

NOTES

       The data is automatically imported into the correct internal coordinate system, that is visualized in the
       following picture, independently from the specified ordering in the ASCII input file:
       The volume coordinate system and tile layout of the imported
       voxel map

NOTES

       The format of the 3D ASCII file:
       version: "grass7"
       order:   "nsbt" or "nstb" or "snbt" or "sntb"
       north:   floating point
       south:   floating point
       east:    floating point
       west:    floating point
       top:     floating point
       bottom:  floating point
       rows:    integer
       cols:    integer
       levels:  integer
       The version and order option have been introduced in GRASS 7 in June 2011.  The version  option  is  self
       explaining.  The  order  option  specifies  the  row  and depth order of the data in the input file.  The
       supported row/depth ordering is documented in the r3.out.ascii manual page. The order of the data in  the
       input  file  does  not  specify the data order in the generated output 3D raster map which is in any case
       north -> south, west -> east, bottom -> top order.  So dependent on the order  information  the  data  is
       automatically imported into the correct internal coordinate system.

       The  version  and  order options are not mandatory. In case no version and order option is specified, the
       default GRASS 6 ASCII format is assumed.

       This header is followed by the cell values in floating point format organized in rows with  constant  col
       and  level  coordinate.   The rows are organized by constant level coordinate. Individual cell values are
       separated by space or CR.

EXAMPLES

       4x3x2 sample. Note in case no specific ordering is specified in the input file the upper-left (NW) corner
       of the bottom level comes first. The according order option is: nsbt for north -> south,  bottom  ->  top
       ordering.  This  is  identical  with  r.in.ascii  for  single level data. So the y coordinate is 0 at the
       northern edge.  north: 3.0
       south: 0.0
       east: 4.0
       west: 0.0
       top: 2.0
       bottom: 0.0
       rows: 3
       cols: 4
       levels: 2
       w111x1,y1,z1  w211x2,y1,z1  w311x3,y1,z1  w411x4,y1,z1
       w121x1,y2,z1  w221x2,y2,z1  w321x3,y2,z1  w421x4,y2,z1
       w131x1,y3,z1  w231x2,y3,z1  w331x3,y3,z1  w431x4,y3,z1
       w112x1,y1,z2  w212x2,y1,z2  w312x3,y1,z2  w412x4,y1,z2
       w122x1,y2,z2  w222x2,y2,z2  w322x3,y2,z2  w422x4,y2,z2
       w132x1,y3,z2  w232x2,y3,z2  w332x3,y3,z2  w432x4,y3,z2

       Note that unit tests for r3.in.ascii are implemented in the test.r3.out.ascii.sh script  located  in  the
       r3.out.ascii directory.

EXAMPLES

       Please refer to the detailed examples in r3.out.ascii.

AUTHORS

       Roman  Waupotitsch,  Michael  Shapiro,  Helena  Mitasova,  Bill  Brown, Lubos Mitas, Jaro Hofierka, Sören
       Gebbert

SEE ALSO

        r.in.ascii, r3.out.ascii, v.to.rast3, g.region

       Last changed: $Date: 2015-02-01 01:46:56 +0100 (Sun, 01 Feb 2015) $

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