GRASS GIS manual: r.out.tiff

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NAME

r.out.tiff - Exports a GRASS raster map to a 8/24bit TIFF image file at the pixel resolution of the currently defined region.

KEYWORDS

raster, export

SYNOPSIS

r.out.tiff
r.out.tiff help
r.out.tiff [-ptlv] input=name output=string [compression=string] [--verbose] [--quiet]

Flags:

-p: TIFF Palette output (8bit instead of 24bit).
-t: Output TIFF world file
-l: Output Tiled TIFF
-v: Verbose mode
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output

Parameters:

input=name: Name of input raster map
output=string: Name for new TIFF file
compression=string: TIFF file compression; Options: none,packbit,deflate,lzw; Default: none

DESCRIPTION

This program converts a GRASS raster map to a TIFF raster map. Output may be 8 or 24 bit (TrueColor). Optionally, a TIFF World file compatible with ESRI's and other's products may be output.

The program prompts the user for the name of a GRASS raster map, an output TIFF file, whether an 8 or 24 bit format is desired, and whether or not to create a TIFF world file. Currently only uncompressed, packpit, or deflate TIFF files are written. These output formats are known to be compatible with r.in.tiff.

The output filename will always have the suffix .tif, and the Tiff World file (if requested) .tfw. Any .tif or .tiff suffix (case insensitive) specified in the output filename will be discarded.

When writing with "-l" option, tiles are written at 128x128 pixels. For programs that can utilize tiles, it can help speed up some drawing operations.

The user may adjust region and resolution before export using g.region.

A better choice to export GRASS raster data might be r.out.gdal.

AUTHOR

Michael Shapiro, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

GRASS 5.0 team

Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 03:29:50 -0800 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $

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