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Converting a NEXRAD Rainfall Map into a Flood Inundation Map by ...

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Figure 4.33 RunSteady Method in RAS LibraryOnce HEC-RAS is executed it generates two output files: one binary file(.Oxx file extension) and one ASCII file (.rxx file extension). The binary file canonly be interpreted <strong>by</strong> the HEC-RAS application and the ASCII file even thoughit contains readable text format, this is not presented in a self explanatory formatthat allows for direct interpretation. HEC-RAS, however, contains an option thatallows its output to migrate to a geographic information system (GIS). By meansof this option, HEC-RAS exports hydraulic information to GIS (water surfaceelevations, velocities, and so on) having a geometric character. The export to GISoption generates the SDF file, Spatial Data File, which can then be ingested inGIS as described in appendix B of the HEC-RAS User’s Manual (USACE,2002b).151

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