ASCIIToVector Task

This task creates a vector from the geometry of a columned ASCII file.

Example

This example opens a column-delimited ASCII file containing meteorological data for 15 weather stations. The first column contains geographic longitudes, and the second column contains latitudes. The ASCII data are converted to a vector layer, which is then displayed on top of a shaded-relief image.

; Start the application

e = envi()

; Open an ASCII file

ASCIIFile = FILEPATH('ascii.txt', $

  SUBDIRECTORY = ['examples', 'data'])

; Open a shaded relief image

ImageFile = Filepath('natural_earth_shaded_relief.jp2', $

  Subdir=['data'], Root_Dir=e.Root_Dir)

Image = e.OpenRaster(ImageFile)

; Get the task from the catalog of ENVITasks

Task = ENVITask('ASCIIToVector')

; Define inputs

Task.INPUT_URI = ASCIIFile

Task.LINES_TO_SKIP = 5

; Specify column 1 for X coordinate and

; column 2 for Y coordinate

Task.DATA_COLUMNS = [1,2]

; Run the task

Task.Execute

; Display the result

View = e.GetView()

Layer = View.CreateLayer(Image)

Layer2 = View.CreateLayer(Task.OUTPUT_VECTOR)

View.Zoom, /FULL_EXTENT, LAYER=Layer2

Syntax

Result = ENVITask('ASCIIToVector')

Input parameters (Set, Get): COORD_SYS, DATA_COLUMNS, GEOMETRY_TYPE, INPUT_URI, LINES_TO_SKIP, OUTPUT_VECTOR_URI

Output parameters (Get only): OUTPUT_VECTOR

Parameters marked as "Set" are those that you can set to specific values. You can also retrieve their current values any time. Parameters marked as "Get" are those whose values you can retrieve but not set.

Input Parameters

COORD_SYS (optional)

Specify the input coordinate system of the incoming geometry.

DATA_COLUMNS (required)

Specify an integer array with the column numbers corresponding to X and Y geometry data. The X column contains longitudes or eastings. The Y column contains latitudes or northings. For example, if the third column of the ASCII file contains longitudes and the fourth column contains latitudes, set DATA_COLUMNS to [3, 4].