Ryan Csontos' instructions

From GeoMod

NED data set conversion to ASCII, comma delimited Text

enter arc workstation:

from command line: arc

within arc workstation:

set workspace with

arc: w c:\grid_location

arc: gridpoint grid_name point_name spot

arc: build point_name point

arc: addxy point_name point

info

info: ARC (BE SURE YOU'RE IN CAPS NOW)

info: SEL POINT_NAME.PAT

info: EXPORT ../file.txt SDF NORMAL INIT X-COORD,Y-COORD,SPOT

info: Q STOP

arc: quit

This command set will export any NED data, and export it to LL ASCII text.

Syntax and spelling have to be exact.

To view the NED in ArcMap, just add it as a layer file.

To view in Arc:

	Arc:  w c:\dem_location
	Arc:  grid
	Grid: display 9999
	Grid: mape NED_data
	Grid: image NED_data