[Freegis-list] Greetings and Salutations!

[Janeen]

Hello All,

I've just found this list while trawling about on the web looking for a 
Linux based utility that will convert NetCDF datasets to a format that 
ESRI based GIS software can easily read.  I want to be able to send 
files generated by a global warming model on to a research team in 
Canada for further use by their model.  My one requirement is that all 
the converting work be on my (Linux) end.  The Canadian team must be 
able to read my finished product as is.  Likely, though still not 
decided,  it will be in the ASCII-GRID format.  Has anyone heard of any 
existing utilities to do this?

I may end up writing a quick and dirty program to do it.  I didn't find 
a specification for this file format on the ESRI site, but I did find a 
good description at:

http://www.ocs.orst.edu/prism/docs/meta/arcasciigrid.phtml

Can anyone foresee any gotchas if I do end up writing a utility?

Cheers!

Janeen