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NetCDFtoGrid Utility

Screenshot of the netcdf to grid tool

 

EDEN NetCDFtoGrid is a program for converting EDEN water level, water depth, and days since dry files from netCDF (.nc) format to ESRI Grid format.

CERPZone users, please see information below.

 

Installation

You will need the following files:

(Note: if you previously installed other EDENapp tools, then you may have some or all of these items already installed)

  1. NetCDFtoGrid.exe (.zip, currently at v. 1.0, 180 KB)
    • NetCDFtoGrid can be copied to any location on your computer
  2. NetCDF dlls (.zip, 176 KB)
    • Extract all the files in netcdf-3.6.1-win32.zip and copy them to c:\windows\system32
  3. Microsoft .Net version 2.0 (download from Microsoft's website)
    • Note: this may already be installed on your machine. Go to: Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. If Microsoft .Net Framework is installed, it will appear in this list
  4. ArcGIS (v. 9.1 or later)

To Use:

  1. Click on the first folder icon folder icon to browse to the folder containing the NetCDF files
  2. Click on the second folder icon folder icon to browse to the folder where you would like to save the output file. Type in an output name.
    1. If the output file already exists, select:
      • Add new dates to existing files or
      • Overwrite duplicate dates in existing file
  3. Click the "Convert" button

Files that can be converted with this program:

  1. EDEN daily water level surfaces
    1. NetCDF format file(s) (.nc) containing daily water level surfaces
    2. Multiple one-quarter-year files can be used for requested time series (be sure that continuous data files are present for accurate time series calculations)
    3. Available for download at http://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/models/watersurfacemod.php.
  2. EDEN daily water depth
    1. NetCDF format file(s) (.nc) containing daily water depth
    2. Multiple one-quarter-year files can be used for requested time series (be sure that continuous data files are present for accurate time series calculations)
    3. Can be derived from EDEN daily water level surfaces and ground elevation surface using the EDEN Depth&DaysSinceDry Tool, available for download at http://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/edenapps/index.php
  3. EDEN days since dry
    1. NetCDF format file(s) (.nc) containing days since dry
    2. Multiple one-quarter-year files can be used for requested time series (be sure that continuous data files are present for accurate time series calculations)
    3. Can be derived from EDEN daily water level surfaces and ground elevation surface using the EDEN Depth&DaysSinceDry Tool, available for download at http://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/edenapps/index.php
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Running EDENapps from CERPZone:
The EDENapps tools can be run from CERPZone by users who are not able or do not wish to download the EDENapps tools to their computers. CERPZone allows users to run the tools directly from the Citrix server.

To run the tools from CERPZone, users must obtain a CERPZone username and password at http://www.evergladesplan.org/AccessRequest/

To go to the EDENapps tools on CERPZone, got to https://www.cerpzone.org/help/eden.aspx for instructions to access the tools through the Citrix server. If you have any questions regarding EDEN Tools on Cerpzone, please contact cerpgishelp@evergladesplan.org.

Note: New CERPZone users will need to contact the CERP GIS Team (cerpgishelp@evergladesplan.org) to be added to the EDEN application user's pool.

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Last updated: July 21, 2008 09:14 AM(HSH)