on February 17, 2023

Reading netCDF in ArcMap?

Geographic Information Systems

How do I read a NetCDF file in ArcGIS?

Start ArcMap. Select the tool “Make NetCDF Raster Layer” by either using the “Search” or expanding the branch “Multidimension Tools” in the “ArcToolbox”. For the input field “Input netCDF File” select the NetCDF file downloaded in step 1. Click the Variable drop-down arrow and choose a variable from the list.

How do I read NetCDF files?

R/Rstudio. It’s recommended to use the R library(ncdf4) : it allows to read, write and create NetCDF files, either version 3 or version 4.

How do I add NetCDF data to ArcGIS?

Click Make NetCDF Feature Layer in the returned list to open the tool. Type the name in the Input netCDF File text box, or alternatively, click the browse button to navigate to the input file. Click the Variables drop-down arrow, check one or more variables from the list, then click Add.

How to convert NetCDF to raster in ArcGIS?

To create a netCDF raster layer from a netCDF variable, the spacing between x-coordinates must be equal and the spacing between y-coordinates must be equal. If the coordinates are unequally spaced, create a netCDF feature layer, then interpolate to raster.

Is NetCDF a raster or vector?

ArcGIS currently supports three multidimensional raster types—GRIB, HDF, and NetCDF—which correspond to multidimensional raster data stored in those formats.

How to convert NetCDF to TIFF in ArcGIS?

At the top of the screen, click on the “Windows” tab and then click “Search”. Click on “Make NetCDF Raster Layer”. To export the raster to geoTIFF, click on “File” then “Export Map”.

Is netCDF a raster?

Raster cell values are exported as netCDF variables. Longitude and latitude, or x- and y-coordinate values, are exported as coordinate variables. A single-band raster is exported as a variable of rank 2, which means it has two dimensions, representing x- and y-coordinates.

How to plot NC data?

Plot netCDF data on a map

  1. Plot netCDF data on a map.
  2. First we need to import netCDF4-python, Numpy, Matplotlib for plotting, and Basemap for the map.
  3. Load in the netCDF file.
  4. Read the variables from the netCDF file and assign them to Python variables.

Can QGIS read netCDF?

How to open NetCDF .nc files in ArcGIS

How do I read a netCDF file in Arcgis pro?

Reading netCDF data as a table view

  1. Click the Analysis tab.
  2. Click Tools.
  3. Type Make NetCDF Table View in the text box.
  4. Click Make NetCDF Table View in the returned list to open the tool.
  5. Type the name in the Input netCDF File, or alternatively, click the browse button to navigate to the input file.

How do I open a .NC file in Excel?

But if you want to know How to Convert NC File In Excel so there is a lot of way for this purpose and the simplest way is using the Panoply tool.



How to Convert NC File In Excel



  1. Download and open Panoply tool.
  2. Open your file by using File-Open.
  3. Right-click on your variable.
  4. Select ‘Export CSV…’


Can Qgis read netCDF?

There are different ways to open a netCDF file in QGIS. Either click on the icon on the top left, as shown below, or drag and drop a file directly onto the map canvas. Choose a netCDF file (. nc), then click on the variable you want; for example, temperature.