GetDEMInfo()

Summary

Collects summary information about a Digital Elevation Model file.

 

Syntax

dem_info = GetDEMInfo(string filename)

 

Argument	Contents
filename	The path and file name of the DEM file

 

Returns

An array of information as follows:

 

Element	Type	Contents
1	String	Name of the DEM tile
2	Integer	Data level
3	String	Elevation units

 

Notes

• ImportDEM() supports DTED files with file extensions .dt0, .dt1, and .dt2 for Levels 0, 1, and 2.

Example

// This call_

dem_info = GetDEMInfo("c:\\anchorag.dem")

 

// Returns this type of information_.

// dem_info = {

// "ANCHORAGE (C-7) SE, AK (STEREOMODEL)",

// 2,

// "Meters"

// }

 

Error Codes

Error Type	Meaning
NotFound	The specified file could not be found
Error	The file is not a valid Digital Elevation Model file

 

See Also

Function	Summary
GetDEMNeighbor()	Returns the ID of a neighbor of a cell in a DEM
ImportDEM()	Imports features from Digital Elevation Model files