GM_CreateCustomRasterLayer

GM_LayerHandle_t32 __stdcall GM_CreateCustomRasterLayer
(
const char*                 aDescription,       // IN: Description to use for layer (can be NULL to use default)
const GM_Projection_t*      aProj,              // IN: Native projection of new layer
const GM_RasterLayout_t*    aRasterLayout,      // IN: Raster layer layout
const void*                 aDataBuf            // IN: Grid of raster data values in row-major order
)

// Setup raster layout
const sint32 thePixWidth = 128;
const sint32 thePixHeight = 128;
GM_RasterLayout_t theLayout;
memset( &theLayout, 0, sizeof theLayout );
theLayout.mFlags = GM_RasterLayout_CopyData; // copy data buffer so we can free ours
theLayout.mTopLeft.mX = -90.0;   // place it in the US somewhere
theLayout.mTopLeft.mY = 35.0;
theLayout.mXPixelSize = 1.0 / 3600.0;   // one arc second in size
theLayout.mYPixelSize = 1.0 / 3600.0;   // one arc second in size
theLayout.mPixelWidth = thePixWidth;
theLayout.mPixelHeight = thePixHeight;
theLayout.mNumBands = 3;
theLayout.mBitsPerBand = 8;

// Setup projection as lat/lon
GM_Projection_t theGeoProj;
memset( &theGeoProj, 0, sizeof theGeoProj );
theGeoProj.mProjSys = GM_PRJ_GEO;
theGeoProj.mDatum = GM_DATUM_WGS_84;
theGeoProj.mUnit = GM_PRJ_UNIT_ARC_DEGREES;

// Allocate color buffer
uint8* theColorBuf = (uint8*)malloc( ( theLayout.mPixelWidth * theLayout.mPixelHeight * theLayout.mNumBands * theLayout.mBitsPerBand + 7 ) / 8 );
if ( NULL == theColorBuf )
{
    // Out of memory
    return;
}

// Fill in the color buffer. We'll just generate some basic colors
uint8* theCurColorPos = theColorBuf;
for ( sint32 i = 0; i < theLayout.mPixelHeight; i++ )
{
    for ( sint32 j = 0; j < theLayout.mPixelWidth; j++ )
    {
        *theCurColorPos++ = i % 256; // set red
        *theCurColorPos++ = ( i + j ) % 256; // set green
        *theCurColorPos++ = j % 256; // set blue
    }
}

// Create custom raster layer
GM_LayerHandle_t32 theRasterLayer = GM_CreateCustomRasterLayer
    (
    "My Custom Raster Layer", &theGeoProj, &theLayout, theColorBuf
    );

// Free the color buffer
free( theColorBuf );