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11.B. Metadata File-Naming Convention and Directory Structure

Metadata, including headers and associated files, are also found on GLOBE Volume 1 and on the GLOBE Web site according to the directory structure listed below. The prefixes of all the metadata file names are the same as the associated data or source file. The file extensions, listed in parentheses next to the directory name, vary according to the type of file. As an example, "a10g.clr" would be tile A, version number 1.0, G.O.O.D. data, Arc/INFO (and ArcView) palette file. The file would be found in the directory /data/elevation/esri/clr. All of the filenames on the CD-ROMs are stored in lowercase.

  • \data, raster data directory
    • elevation, Global Land One-km Base Elevation Data back arrow Get binary elevation data here
      • esri, ESRI support files
        • clr, Palette files (.clr extension)
        • hdr, Header files (.hdr extension)
      • GeoVu support files deprecated
      • grass, GRASS support files
        • cellhd, Header files (no extension)
        • colr, Palette files (no extension)
        • grasstar, UNIX tar file containing GRASS database (.tar extension)
      • idrisi, Idrisi support files
        • doc, Header files (.doc extension)
        • pal, Palette files (.pal extension)
        • smp, Palette files (.smp extension)
      • photoshop, Photoshop support files
        • palette, Palette files (.act, .mac and .pal extensions)
    • source, Which of the 18 sources was used for each grid cell back arrow Get binary source data here
      • esri, ESRI support files
        • clr, Palette files (.clr extension)
        • hdr, Header files (.hdr extension)
      • GeoVu support files deprecated
      • grass, GRASS support files
        • cellhd, Header files (no extension)
        • colr, Palette files (no extension)
        • grasstar, UNIX tar file containing GRASS database (.tar extension)
      • idrisi, Idrisi support files
        • doc, Header files (.doc extension)
        • pal, Palette files (.pal extension)
        • smp, Palette files (.smp extension)
      • photoshop, Photoshop support files
        • palette, Palette files (.act, .mac and .pal extensions)

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