FW: Re: New Win32 Release of GrADS v1.9.0-rc1

Tue Apr 8 20:22:39 EDT 2008

Mark,
Graziano who is temporarily unable to post to this list sends the following
response:

Hi Mark,
gshhs shapefile contains same data as in the binary file, so we have
mostly arcs and not so much polygons.
To fill a shape, it must be closed.
ESRI data are much more quality checked and with lot of useful geometric
characteristic, but they are non-free (being the same very diffused).

Does anybody here know about a source of global public GIS data in a
format supported by gdal?

Graziano.

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Mark Sponsler <msponsler at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Hi Arlindo,
> I tried downloading the gshhs lake files too and received the same
> result.  Here's the segment of the script that overlays the shapefiles. I've
> attached the output (png file)
>
> 'set line 33 1 6'
> 'shp_lines gshhs_land'
> 'shp_polyf gshhs_land'
> 'shp_lines hshhs_lake'
> 'shp_polyf hshhs_lake'
>
> Also here is the out put from Grads.  As best I can tell it is reading the
> shapefile fine and appears to be drawing both the lines and polygons, but
> the polygons do not appear. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
>
> Starting grads under c:\PROGRA~1\PCGRAD~2\win32 ...
> Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) Version 1.9.0-rc1
> Copyright (c) 1988-2007 by Brian Doty and IGES
> Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
> Institute for Global Environment and Society (IGES)
> GrADS comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
> See file COPYRIGHT for more information
> Config: v1.9.0-rc1 32-bit little-endian readline sdf/xdf netcdf dap
> dap-stn lats
>  athena printim
> Issue 'q config' command for more information.
> Error opening user function definition table
>   File name is: c:\Program Files\PCGrADS19\win32\udf
> GX Package Initialization: Size = 11 8.5
> Running in Batch mode
> Grib = test
> reg       = sf
> map_reg = sf
> map = W140N40
>  Displaying Beach sf W140N40
>  Define beach1 complete
> Beach Overlay Complete
>  Displaying Relief sf W140N40
> Using shapefile /dat/gshhs_land
> Shapefile Type: Arc   # of Shapes: 191811
> File Bounds: (-180.000, -78.570) to ( 180.000,  83.633)
> Done shapefile /dat/gshhs_land
> Using shapefile /dat/gshhs_land
> Shapefile Type: Arc   # of Shapes: 191811
> File Bounds: (-180.000, -78.570) to ( 180.000,  83.633)
> Done shapefile /dat/gshhs_land
> Using shapefile /dat/hshhs_lake
> Shapefile Type: Arc   # of Shapes: 7287
> File Bounds: (-180.000, -67.123) to ( 180.000,  83.327)
> Done shapefile /dat/hshhs_lake
> Using shapefile /dat/h shhs_lake
> Shapefile Type: Arc   # of Shapes: 7287
> File Bounds: (-180.000, -67.123) to ( 180.000,  83.327)
> Done shapefile /dat/hshhs_lake
> Start Print
>    ** sf Print Complete **
> End of file
> Region Loop closed
> Processing Complete
> ga->
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
>
> -------------- Forwarded Message: --------------
> From: msponsler at comcast.net (Mark Sponsler)
> To: GRADSUSR at LIST.CINECA.IT
> Subject: Re: New Win32 Release of GrADS v1.9.0-rc1
> Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:24:48 +0000
> Hi Arlindo,
> Thanks so much for providing these new capabilities.  This is wonderful
> stuff!
>
> I've been playing with shapefiles from gshhs and ersi
> using Win32 superpack non-self installing version.  Can get the outline of
> the coast to display fine from both sources but not the polygons from gshhs.
> Polygons from ersi works fine though. Also cannot seem to get the coast
> outline to draw 'thicker'.  Not sure if that is an available option, but
> here's the code I'm using.
>
> 'set line 33 1 6'
> 'shp_lines gshhs_land'
> 'shp_polyf gshhs_land'
>
> Am I dong something wrong?
> --
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Arlindo da Silva <dasilva at ALUM.MIT.EDU>
>
> All,
>
>
>   I just uploaded to sf.net a new Win32 GrADS release:
>
>
>
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=161773&package_id=270750
>
> Notice that Win32 GrADS now has its own packaged called "grads-windows".
> See the ChangeLog for additional info.
>
>    This version fixes some bugs with DOS-style text files, and includes
> Release 2 of the OpenGrADS extensions, with Grib-2 and Shapefile support (as
> well as an improved "fish"). To quickly checkout the new features:
>
> Grib-2:
>
>    ga-> g2_open ../data/model_25.gdf
>    ga-> d g2(tmpprs)
>
> or with the % shorthand
>
>    ga-> % d tmpprs
>
> Shapefile:
>
>    ga-> open ../data/model.ctl
>    ga-> d ts
>    ga-> shp_polyf admin98
>
> Fish:
>
>    ga-> set lev 200
>    ga-> d fish_psi(ua,va)
>    ga-> clear
>    ga-> d fish_chi(ua,va)
>
>    For documentation,
>
>           http://opengrads.org/doc/
>
>    Let me know of any problems.
>
>      Arlindo
>
>
> --
> Arlindo da Silva
> dasilva at alum.mit.edu
>
>

-- 
Arlindo da Silva
dasilva at alum.mit.edu
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