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I am using QGIS 2.18.15. I got some trouble to add an asc-file as a raster layer into QGIS. I tried to add the raster layer the normal way via the tool bar bottom. It did not work. (“The file source is not supported”)

Then I tried to convert the data via Raster: Conversion: Translate (convert format) menu option as it is suggested at StackExchange (Manipulate .asc files in qgis). It did no work ether. Here is the same problem “not recognized as a supported file format.”

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The data I would like to add is from the following link. ftp://ftp-cdc.dwd.de/pub/CDC/grids_germany/multi_annual/solar/

It does not matter which data package I downloaded neither of them worked out.

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  • They do work by using drag&drop from the browser. As alternative you can rename them to .xyz
    – Matte
    Commented Jan 26, 2018 at 10:32

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Unzip files and then open them in your preferred text editor. Remove all header lines before NCOLS.

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Then you can plot them on EPSG:31467 projection.

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    Make absolutely sure that you have word-wrap off, otherwise you will corrupt the raster.
    – Jeffrey Evans
    Commented Jan 26, 2018 at 20:45

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