RGDATA FILE_FORMAT

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RGDATA FILE_FORMAT

            The format for the input file consits of a four line header as such:
        1st line : NX XREF XVAL XINC
        2nd line : (any comment for first axis, could be blank)
        3rd line : NY YREF YVAL YINC
        4th line : (any comment for 2nd axis, could be blank)
        followed by the data (NX times NY pixel values) in a format which can be
        specified with the /FORMAT option when the default 10z8 is not used.
        NX  is  the  number of pixels in the 1st dimension of the map (on the "X
        axis"), XREF the index of the pixel for which the actual X abscissa val-
        ue  is  XVAL,  the increment between two pixels being XINC, and the same
        for the y axis. Thus, the abcissa X of  the  pixel  'I'  is  just  X=(I-
        XREF)*XINC+XVAL
        This  format is very simple-minded (so that any inexperienced programmer
        can use it in less than 5 minutes), but highly non efficient in I/O pro-
        cessing.  A  more elaborate data format ("IMAGES"), specially suited for
        astronomical applications and large maps  is  available  through  GREG3\
        language (command GREG3\IMAGE), or directly using SIC variables (command
        SIC\DEFINE) and the /VARIABLE option of this command.  One  should  read
        once  its  data in RGDATA format in GreG, then convert it for future use
        in IMAGE format with the command GREG2\WRITE IMAGE filename.

        See also the IMAGE_HOWTO subtopic of the GREG2\PLOT command.