Spatial Rain Raw Binary File Configuration Dialog

This dialog is displayed when the Geometry... button is selected from the Spatial time series database configuration dialog, and is used to specify or update file information and grid parameters for forecast or observed data which is in a raw binary file format.

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Option	Description
Number of header bytes to ignore	Number of bytes at the top of the file which should be ignored. Up to 100 bytes can be ignored. Default is 0.
Data type	Choose one of the following the data types from the dropdown list: Integer (16) - 16 bit integer Float (single 4) - Single precision floats Float (double 8) - Double precision floats
First value in file	Choose the location of the first row the grid from the dropdown list: North West (top left corner) South West (lower left corner) The data increments from west to east (left to right).
File name format	Choose the time format, which is encoded in the file name, from the dropdown list.
Missing value	The number used to denote missing values in the data file. The default for any missing values is -9999.00000. Note A number must be included in the file for every grid location.
Source projection	Set the source projection for the data to either WSG84 (lat/lon) [a latitude, longitude based on WSG84 datum] or OSGB (grid m) [a metric OSGB grid].
Northing or Latitude & Easting or Longitude (Lower left corner)	The exact coordinates at the centre of the lower left corner cell. If the source projection is WSG84 (lat/lon), then the coordinates are specified in degrees. If the projection is set to OSGB (grid m), then the coordinates are specified in meters.
Latitude & Longitude (Increment)	The incremental increase to the centre of the next cell.
Number of Rows	The number of rows in the grid.
Number of Columns	The number of columns in the grid.
OK	Commit the changes and close the dialog.
Cancel	Abort the operation and close the dialog.

Spatial Time Series Database Configuration Dialog

Spatial Time Series Database