---
name: "t.rast.import"
section: "1grass"
platform: "linux"
package: "grass-doc"
version: "8.4.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/t.rast.import"
---

# t.rast.import(1grass)

Imports space time raster dataset.

## NAME

**t.rast.import**  - Imports space time raster dataset.

## KEYWORDS

temporal, import, raster, time, create project

## SYNOPSIS

**t.rast.import**\
 **t.rast.import --help**\
 **t.rast.import** \[-**rleoc**\] **input**=*name* **output**=*name*  \[**basename**=*string*\]  **directory**=*name*  \[**title**=*string*\]   \[**description**=*string*\]   \[**project**=*string*\]   \[**memory**=*memory in MB*\]   \[--**overwrite**\]  \[--**help**\]  \[--**verbose**\]  \[--**quiet**\]  \[--**ui**\]

### Flags:

- **-r**

  Set the current region from the last map that was imported

- **-l**

  Link the raster files using r.external

- **-e**

  Extend project extents based on new dataset

- **-o**

  Override projection check (use current projects’s CRS)\
   Assume that the dataset has same coordinate reference system as the current location

- **-c**

  Create the project specified by the "project" parameter and exit. Do not import the space time raster datasets.

- **--overwrite**

  Allow output files to overwrite existing files

- **--help**

  Print usage summary

- **--verbose**

  Verbose module output

- **--quiet**

  Quiet module output

- **--ui**

  Force launching GUI dialog

### Parameters:

- **input**=*name* **\[required\]**

  Name of input file

- **output**=*name* **\[required\]**

  Name of the output space time raster dataset

- **basename**=*string*

  Basename of the new generated output maps\
   A numerical suffix separated by an underscore will be attached to create a unique identifier

- **directory**=*name* **\[required\]**

  Path to the extraction directory\
   Default: */tmp*

- **title**=*string*

  Title of the new space time dataset

- **description**=*string*

  Description of the new space time dataset

- **project**=*string*

  Create a new project and import the data into it. Do not run this module in parallel or interrupt it when a new project should be created

- **memory**=*memory in MB*

  Maximum memory to be used (in MB)\
   Cache size for raster rows\
   Default: *300*

## DESCRIPTION

*t.rast.import* imports a space time raster dataset archive that was exported with t.rast.export.

## NOTES

Optionally a base map name can be provided to avoid that existing raster maps are overwritten by the map names that are used in the STRDS archive.

The **directory** is used as work directory in case of import but can also be used as a data directory when using GeoTIFF for the data exchange.

## EXAMPLE

The North Carolina space time dataset contains a data package called *lst\_daily.tar.bzip2* with daily data from MODIS LST. Import it by running:\

```
t.rast.import input=lst_daily.tar.bzip2 output=lst_daily \
              basename=lst directory=/tmp
```

## SEE ALSO

*t.rast.export,* *t.create,* *t.info,* *r.in.gdal,* *r.unpack,* *t.vect.import*

## AUTHOR

Sören Gebbert, Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: t.rast.import source code (history)

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