[R-sig-Geo] Maintaining band names in multiband raster objects

[Dutrieux, Loic]

Hi Wade,

If that's convenient for you, try to store your data in the native format of the raster package (.grd). It has the advantage of preserving layer names.

Best regards,
Loïc
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From: r-sig-geo-bounces at r-project.org [r-sig-geo-bounces at r-project.org] on behalf of Wall, Wade A ERDC-RDE-CERL-IL [Wade.A.Wall at usace.army.mil]
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Subject: [R-sig-Geo] Maintaining band names in multiband raster objects

Hi all,

I am trying to keep band names from imported netcdf files intact when I export them using the writeRaster() function from the Raster package, but they are removed and replaced with "Band1, band2, band3, etc."

The .nc files I am importing are located at http://gdo-dcp.ucllnl.org/downscaled_cmip_projections/dcpInterface.html#Welcome

When I import the .nc files, names(raster object) yields band names such as x2006.01.15 (January 15 2006). These names are interpretable and I would like to preserve them.

Is there a way to specify band names for exported raster objects in R? I have seen posts suggesting it is not possible, but if they can be read, then they should be able to be written.

Wade A. Wall
US Army ERDC-CERL
P.O. Box 9005
Champaign, IL  61826-9005
1-217-373-4420
Wade.A.Wall at usace.army.mil<mailto:Wade.A.Wall at usace.army.mil>




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