Raster Options

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XMS software provides a number of options for importing and displaying raster data.

Importing Rasters

Import a raster file by selecting Open in the File menu. Select the proper raster file as shown in the following table. Select Open. At the popup Load it as..., select DEM.

Format File to Open Source Importance Level of Support
ArcInfo Binary Grid w001001.adf ESRI 1 Supported in GMS and in SMS
ArcInfo Ascii Grid *.asc ESRI 2 Supported in GMS and in SMS
USGS DEM Grid Float *.flt http://seamless.usgs.gov 2 Supported in GMS and in SMS
USGS NED Grid Float *.flt http://seamless.usgs.gov 2 Supported in GMS and in SMS
Canadian DEM *.dem http://www.geobase.ca 3 Supported in GMS and supported in SMS
DTED *.dt0 ERDC 3 Supported in GMS and supported in SMS
Aster DEM *.tif https://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp 4 Supported in GMS and supported in SMS as images
SDTS *.ddf http://data.geocomm.com/dem/demdownload.html 5 Supported in GMS and supported in SMS

How to export TINs in ADF format from ArcGIS in a format that XMS will read

  1. Load the TIN into ArcMap
  2. Expand the 3D Analyst Tools | Conversion Tools | From TIN toolset in ArcToolbox
  3. Double-click the TIN to Raster tool in ArcToolbox (specify your current TIN file in the Input TIN field). Make a note of the path in the Output Raster field.
  4. Expand the Conversion Tools | From Raster toolset in ArcToolbox
  5. Double-click the Raster to ASCII tool in ArcToolbox (specify the raster file that you created in the previous step as the input raster, and make a note of the path for the output file)
  6. Open Windows Explorer (My Computer) and browse to the location of the ASCII *.txt file output in step 5
  7. Make a copy of the *.txt file created in step 5
  8. Change the extension of the *.txt file to *.dem
  9. Open the *.dem file in WMS


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