Utility to convert large ArcGIS ASCII rasters into LandSerf format.
LandSerf will import ArcGIS format ASCII rasters. However for files with more than 4096 characters in one line (typically corresponding to rasters greater than 800 cells wide), the import process fails. This utility can be used instead to convert large rasters into LandSerf format.
To install the ArcGIS ASCII converter download the appropriate file below and uncompress into your LandSerf installation folder
(e.g. c:\landserf200
). This should create a sub-folder called addons
with several files including
ArcTextRasterConvert.bat
and arcTextRasterConvert.sh
.
To run ArcTextRasterConvert, open a command prompt in Windows (Start menu->Run...->cmd
)
and then change to the directory in which the converter is installed (e.g. cd \landserf200\addons
)
and type ArcTextRasterConvert arcFileName
where arcFileName
is the ArcGIS ASCII raster file to convert.
ArcTextRasterConvert c:\data\surface.ascii
(Windows)
or
arcTextRasterConvert.sh ~/data/surface.ascii
(Unix)
Running the converter will create a new file called surface.srf in the same directory as the original ASCII file.