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Old DEM files question

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 18:05
by DaveL
Hi Roland,

I have a bunch of files identified as "xxxxx.DEM.SDTS.TAR". (These were made in Feb. 2010)
I'm able to 'unzip' them and drop the .TAR
How can I see them in TD?.....my memory is not real good....I do not even remember how I made them in the first place !!

DaveL

Re: Old DEM files question

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 20:04
by geophil
DaveL wrote:Hi Roland,

I have a bunch of files identified as "xxxxx.DEM.SDTS.TAR". (These were made in Feb. 2010)
I'm able to 'unzip' them and drop the .TAR
How can I see them in TD?.....my memory is not real good....I do not even remember how I made them in the first place !!

DaveL
Dave,

I'm afraid TransDEM can't read them. SDTS is a very complex format and has also fallen out of fashion. The SDTS DEMs were replaced by USGS NED (National Elevation Data) which no longer requires proprietary file formats.

Re: Old DEM files question

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 23:12
by DaveL
Thanks Roland,

I was afraid that might be the case.

Dave