--- C:/Users/robin/AppData/Local/Temp/usgsdemdataset.cp-revBASE.svn001.tmp.cpp	Tue Jan 11 16:01:27 2011
+++ C:/tmp/gdal/gdal/frmts/usgsdem/usgsdemdataset.cpp	Tue Jan 11 15:57:04 2011
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
                                       void * pImage )
 
 {
+    CPLLocaleC  oLocaleForcer;
     double	dfYMin;
     int		bad = FALSE;
     USGSDEMDataset *poGDS = (USGSDEMDataset *) poDS;