[FWTools] gdal_translate SDTS (.ddf) to tiff and/or jpeg?

[Frank Warmerdam]

Angus Forbes wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to translate some DEM 75 files in SDTS format into a
> browse image.
> 
> The files come in a tar file with 18 files that have the extension .ddf
> 
> The web page for gdal_translate indicates that it supports SDTS but I
> can't figure out how to use get it to work.

Angus,

Per the SDTS raster documentation, you should be using the name
of the CATD file.

   http://www.gdal.org/frmt_various.html#SDTS

eg.
gdal_translate PECOCATD.DDF testoutput.tif

Best regards,
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