Hi Dave,
I just realised that the import of the new precipitation variable works with
the suggestion you made! - despite the error message I reported in my previous
email.
Many thanks again!!
Annelie
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: David Pierce [mailto:dpierce@xxxxxxxx]
Gesendet: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 6:40 PM
An: Holzkaemper Annelie ART
Cc: roy.mendelssohn@xxxxxxxx; netcdfgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: Re: [netcdfgroup] transfering netCDF-file from R to ArcGIS
Hi Annelie,
I'm the author of the ncdf package for R. Thanks for using it!
It looks to me like ArcGIS is using the "coordinate" attribute to figure this
information out. Try adding the following line right after the
"var.def.ncdf":
att.put.ncdf( my.nc, varz, "coordinates", "x y" )
Regards,
--Dave
annelie.holzkaemper@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Roy,
> thanks for the fast response. I attached the two versions of the
> netCDF file (before and after running the R script).
> I haven't tried to use ncdump yet, but I will.
>
> Annelie
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Roy Mendelssohn [mailto:Roy.Mendelssohn@xxxxxxxx]
> Gesendet: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:58 PM
> An: Holzkaemper Annelie ART
> Cc: netcdfgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Betreff: Re: [netcdfgroup] transfering netCDF-file from R to ArcGIS
>
> Hi Annelie:
>
> Since this involves a lot more than netcdf (R, ArcGIS), a little more
> info would help. Do you access to the ncdump utility? Can you do an
> "ncdump -h" on the files with and without precipitation? otherwise,
> if the files aren't toobig, can you send them somehow.
>
> Also, the ArcGIS netcdf import is (unfortunately) known to be buggy.
>
> -Roy
>
> On Jul 28, 2010, at 8:27 AM, annelie.holzkaemper@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I am trying to generate a NetCDF file in R that can be imported in
>> ArcGIS using the "Make NetCDF Feature Layer" tool (it is supposed to
>> store time series data for each climate station). I have used an
>> ArcGIS point-shapefile and converted it into a NetCDF file that I can
>> use as a template. This file has 1 dimension (the point ID) and 3
>> variables (x coordinate, y coordinate, elevation). It can easily be
>> imported to ArcGIS using "Make NetCDF Feature Layer".
>> But now I want to add a new variable ("precipitation") to the
>> netcdf-file in R:
>>
>> >>library(ncdf)
>> >>my.nc = open.ncdf("C:/temp/pointtest8.nc", write=TRUE)
>>
>> >>dim_id <- my.nc$dim[[1]]
>>
>> >>varz = var.def.ncdf("Precipitation","km", list(dim_id), -9999,
>> longname="Daily precipitation", prec="double")
>>
>> >>my.nc <- var.add.ncdf(my.nc, varz)
>>
>> >>close.ncdf(my.nc)
>>
>>
>> If I try to import the file modified with R into ArcGIS ("Make NetCDF
>> Feature Layer") and choose "precipitation" instead of "elevation" as
>> a variable, I can not choose the x and y variables (there are no
>> options in the drop down list). However, it is still possible to
>> choose the x and y variables for "elevation". So, there seems to be
>> some sort of link between the original variable "elevation" and the
>> x- and y-variables that I have not defined for my new variable
>> "precipitation" in R. What could be wrong with my definition of the new
>> variable?
>>
>> I would be very grateful for any suggestions!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Annelie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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