Convert a USGS TIFF File to a GCV Land Use File Using QGIS

Here are the steps. You will need QGIS to export into ArcGis ASCII format. You can download it at https://download.qgis.org/

In QGIS open the raster.

Then go to Raster->Conversion->Translate

Then choose Project CRS:… Be sure the it is projected to WGS84..

Then Click save to file

Then Give the file a name and choose file type ASC files

And then hit run…

Then close out QGIS and open EDXCV. It can be typically be found in C:\Program Files\EDX\SignalPro\bin

Run that and you will get the following dialog choose file_>New

Then Conversion->Land Use (Clutter) file conversion

Choose the asc file you created in QGIS as the source and a new clutter.gcv file as the destination. The conversion type is ArcView ASCII Grid to EDX .GCV format

Press the Set Geographic parameters button and set the dialog as this:

Hit Ok then Start Conversion and you should have the converted file.