Tool Import Grid from XYZ

The tool allows one to import gridded data from a table (text format), which contains for each grid cell the x/y-coordinates and the cell value. If several values end up in a single grid cell, the mean value of all input values is written to that cell.

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2009
Menu: File|Grid|Import

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Output	Grid (*)	Data Object Grid (optional output)	`GRID`	The imported grid.	-
Output	Count Grid (*)	Data Object Grid (optional output)	`COUNT`	The number of values detected in each grid cell.	-
Options	File	File path	`FILENAME`	The input file.	-
	Skip Leading Lines	Integer	`SKIP`	The number of leading lines to skip (usually header data).	Minimum: 0 Default: 0
	Separator	Choice	`SEPARATOR`	-	Available Choices: [0] default delimiters [1] space [2] , [3] ; [4] tabulator [5] user defined Default: 0
	User Defined	Text	`USER`	The user defined delimiter.	Default: *
	Data Storage Type	Choice	`TYPE`	-	Available Choices: [0] 1 bit [1] 1 byte unsigned integer [2] 1 byte signed integer [3] 2 byte unsigned integer [4] 2 byte signed integer [5] 4 byte unsigned integer [6] 4 byte signed integer [7] 4 byte floating point [8] 8 byte floating point Default: 7
	Cell Size	Floating point	`CELLSIZE`	The cell size of the output grid. Set to zero to let the tool suggest an appropriate cellsize.	Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 1.000000
	Count Grid	Boolean	`COUNT_CREATE`	Create a grid with the number of values falling into each target grid cell.	Default: 0
(*) optional

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd io_grid 6 [-GRID <str>] [-COUNT <str>] [-FILENAME <str>] [-SKIP <num>] [-SEPARATOR <str>] [-USER <str>] [-TYPE <str>] [-CELLSIZE <double>] [-COUNT_CREATE <str>]
  -GRID:<str>        	Grid
	Data Object Grid (optional output)
  -COUNT:<str>       	Count Grid
	Data Object Grid (optional output)
  -FILENAME:<str>    	File
	File path
  -SKIP:<num>        	Skip Leading Lines
	Integer
	Minimum: 0
	Default: 0
  -SEPARATOR:<str>   	Separator
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] default delimiters
	[1] space
	[2] ,
	[3] ;
	[4] tabulator
	[5] user defined
	Default: 0
  -USER:<str>        	User Defined
	Text
	Default: *
  -TYPE:<str>        	Data Storage Type
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] 1 bit
	[1] 1 byte unsigned integer
	[2] 1 byte signed integer
	[3] 2 byte unsigned integer
	[4] 2 byte signed integer
	[5] 4 byte unsigned integer
	[6] 4 byte signed integer
	[7] 4 byte floating point
	[8] 8 byte floating point
	Default: 7
  -CELLSIZE:<double> 	Cell Size
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.000000
	Default: 1.000000
  -COUNT_CREATE:<str>	Count Grid
	Boolean
	Default: 0