gemgis.raster.read_asc

gemgis.raster.read_asc(path: Union[str, pathlib.Path]) → dict

Function to read GoCAD .asc files

Parameters

path (Union[str, Path]) – Path to asc file, e.g. path='raster.asc'

Returns

data – Dict containing the array data, the extent, resolution and nodata_val of the raster

Return type

dict

New in version 1.0.x.

Example

>>> # Loading Libraries and Files
>>> import gemgis as gg
>>> data = gg.raster.read_asc('raster.asc')

>>> # Inspecting the content of the dict, here we only see the nodata_vals for now
>>> data['Data']
array([[-99999., -99999., -99999., ..., -99999., -99999., -99999.],
[-99999., -99999., -99999., ..., -99999., -99999., -99999.],
[-99999., -99999., -99999., ..., -99999., -99999., -99999.],
...,
[-99999., -99999., -99999., ..., -99999., -99999., -99999.],
[-99999., -99999., -99999., ..., -99999., -99999., -99999.],
[-99999., -99999., -99999., ..., -99999., -99999., -99999.]])

>>> data['Extent']
[-42250, 306000, 279000, 867000]

>>> data['Resolution']
250

>>> data['Nodata_val']
-99999

See also

read_ts

Reading a GoCAD TSurface File

read_msh

Reading a Leapfrog Mesh File

read_zmap

Reading Petrel ZMAP Files