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HowTo: Define Z Units for a GRID
| Article ID: | 30566 |
|---|---|
| Software: | ArcGIS - ArcEditor 8.3, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1 ArcGIS - ArcInfo 8.2, 9.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1 ArcGIS - ArcView 8.3, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1 |
| Platforms: | Windows 2000, XP |
Summary
Instructions provided describe how to define Z units for a GRID.
Procedure
Follow the steps below:
- Open Windows Explorer.
- Navigate to the location of the GRID.
- Open the folder with the name of the image.
- Right-click on 'prj.adf' > Open with... > select Notepad or Wordpad.
- Of interest is the ZUNITS parameter. It may be absent or set to a value of 'NO' or 'NONE'. Change this to FEET, METERS, or a floating point value which represents units per meter.
- Save the changes. The Z units are now defined.
Created: 3/28/2006
Last Modified: 5/3/2011
