rivglobe


rivglobe inFile outFile


Description

rivglobe is used to convert global planetary data files from one map projection to another. Two map projections are supported:

  • Cylindrical equidistant
  • Sanson-Flamsteed sinusoidal

In the sinusoidal projection, only the middle row has data pixels in each column; rows above and below have one or more non-data pixels at each end of the row, such that the data is centered. In the cylindrical projection, every pixel contains data.

If the input is in the cylindrical projection, the output will be sinusoidal, and vice versa.

Usage

The input file must be a terrain image or DEM, stored as a RivaFile. Further, it must cover the entire surface of the planet. The output will also be a RivaFile.

Consider converting a cylindrical projection of the surface of Mars to sinusoidal form:

% rivglobe marscyl.riv mars.riv

rivglobe automatically updates the PROJECTION field in the header.

See Also

RivaFile Format.

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