ImportDEM()

Imports features from Digital Elevation Model files.

ImportDEM(array filenames, string new_db_name, array options)

Argument	Contents
filenames	An array containing the path and file names of the files to import
new_db_name	The path and file name of the new geographic file

Option	Type	Contents
Label	String	A descriptive label for the geographic file
Layer Name	String	The name of the layer in the geographic file
Optimize	Boolean	Whether to optimize the geographic file automatically after the import (defaults to "True")
Portion	String	"Whole", "Top" or "Bottom" for GTOPO30 files (defaults to Whole)
Table Filename	String	The path and file name in which attributes are stored; the file extension must be .BIN, .CSV, .DBF, or .TXT; a required option

If the new geographic file is a standard (DBD) file, the DEM is imported into a point geographic file.If it is a compact (CDF) file, the DEM is imported into a grid geographic file.
ImportDEM() supports DTED files with file extensions .dt0, .dt1, and .dt2 for Levels 0, 1, and 2.
Elevation units are standardized to meters.

ImportDEM({"c:\\demfiles\\newton.DEM", "c:\\demfiles\\boston.DEM"}, "elevs.dbd", {

{"Label", "Elevations"},

{"Layer Name", "Elevation"},

{"Optimize", "True"},

{"Table Filename", "elevs.bin"}

})

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

Function	Summary
GetDEMInfo()	Collects summary information about a Digital Elevation Model file
GetDEMNeighbor()	Returns the ID of a neighbor of a cell in a DEM
ImportDLG()	Imports features from USGS Digital Line Graph files
ImportGIRAS()	Imports features from USGS Land Use and Land Cover files