by JoeGrim » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:26 am
I'm writing a comprehensive guide book on the trails and peaks of the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area, and I'm hoping to include an overview map showing all the trails overlaid on a custom elevation contour map. I have found that I can download the National Elevation Dataset (NED) files for any area at seamless.usgs.gov/index.php, but it's in a format that I'm unfamiliar with. I was wondering if anyone knew of a program that can convert these NED files into a more common format? I'm not a computer guru, but if I can get it into a simple format like binary or ascii, then it will be no problem for me to make the map I want. Any input would be greatly appreciated.