GrADS Command: set geotiff

## set geotiff

`set geotiff <-flt | -dbl> fnameroot`

Sets the filename root and other characteristics for GeoTIFF output.

`fnameroot` Output filename root -- GrADS will append ".tif" to the end
(The default output file name is `gradsgeo.tif`)
`-flt` Data will be written to file using floating-point precision (default)
`-dbl` Data will be written to file using double precision

### Usage Notes

This command is available in GrADS v2.0.a5 or later.

This command is used in conjunction with the `set gxout geotiff` command which sets the graphics output type; the `display` command will then create the output file instead of drawing a plot. The output data file will be in GeoTIFF format, which is a georeferenced raster image. The GeoTIFF output is a grid of data values, similar to the 'grfill' graphics output type, except the pixels (grid elements) in the image can be tied to a geographic location.

The file `fnameroot.tif` will be replaced if it exists.

If the `-flt` or `-dbl` options are not given, the output will be written using floating-point precision. No compression algorithm is used when creating the GeoTIFF file.

### Examples

`set geotiff my_name
set gxout geotiff
d my_var`

Note: The GrADS expression `my_var` must be a 2-dimensional grid that varies in X and Y (longitude and latitude).