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"Layers >> Add Vector Layer" only works with vector data. However, you have Arc/INFO binary GRIDs, which are rasters not vectors.

An Arc/INFO binary GRID is a directory of related files stored in a parent directory (workspace) with an INFO database directory:

GDAL can read Arc/INFO binary GRIDs either by using the GRID directory name or GRID/hdr.adf (or w001001.adf)

You can create a virtual mosaic by creating a list of all the GRID directories (excluding the INFO directory) and using the gdalbuildvrt command.

For absolute paths:

ls -d /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters/* | grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Or to use relative paths:

cd /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters ls -d * |grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Then:

gdalbuildvrt -input_file_list gridlist.txt your_new_mosaic.vrt 

"Layers >> Add Vector Layer" only works with vector data. However, you have Arc/INFO binary GRIDs, which are rasters not vectors.

An Arc/INFO binary GRID is a directory of related files stored in a parent directory (workspace) with an INFO database directory:

GDAL can read Arc/INFO binary GRIDs either by using the GRID directory name or GRID/hdr.adf (or w001001.adf)

You can create a virtual mosaic by creating a list of all the GRID directories (excluding the INFO directory) and using the gdalbuildvrt command.

For absolute paths:

ls -d /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters/* | grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Or to use relative paths:

cd /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters ls -d * |grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Then:

gdalbuildvrt -input_file_list gridlist.txt your_new_mosaic.vrt 

"Layers >> Add Vector Layer" only works with vector data. However, you have Arc/INFO binary GRIDs, which are rasters not vectors.

An Arc/INFO binary GRID is a directory of related files stored in a parent directory (workspace) with an INFO directory:

GDAL can read Arc/INFO binary GRIDs either by using the GRID directory name or GRID/hdr.adf (or w001001.adf)

You can create a virtual mosaic by creating a list of all the GRID directories (excluding the INFO directory) and using the gdalbuildvrt command.

For absolute paths:

ls -d /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters/* | grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Or to use relative paths:

cd /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters ls -d * |grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Then:

gdalbuildvrt -input_file_list gridlist.txt your_new_mosaic.vrt 

"Layers >> Add Vector Layer" only works with vector data. However, you have Arc/INFO binary GRIDs, which are rasters not vectors.

An Arc/INFO binary GRID is a directory of related files stored in a parent directory (workspace) with an INFO database directory:

GDAL can read Arc/INFO binary GRIDs either by using the GRID directory name or GRID/hdr.adf (or w001001.adf)

You can create a virtual mosaic by creating a list of all the GRID directories (excluding the INFO directory) and using the gdalbuildvrt command.

For absolute paths:

ls -d /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters/* | grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Or to use relative paths:

cd /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters ls -d * |grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Then:

gdalbuildvrt -input_file_list gridlist.txt your_new_mosaic.vrt 

"Layers >> Add Vector Layer" only works with vector data. However, you have Arc/INFO binary GRIDs, which are rasters not vectors.

An Arc/INFO binary GRID is a directory of related files stored in a parent directory (workspace) with an INFO directory:

GDAL can read Arc/INFO binary GRIDs either by using the GRID directory name or GRID/hdr.adf (or w001001.adf)

You can create a virtual mosaic by creating a list of all the GRID directories (excluding the INFO directory) and using the https://gdal.org/programs/gdalbuildvrt.html command.

For absolute paths:

ls -d /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters/* | grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Or to use relative paths:

cd /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters ls -d * |grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Then:

gdalbuildvrt -input_file_list gridlist.txt your_new_mosaic.vrt 

"Layers >> Add Vector Layer" only works with vector data. However, you have Arc/INFO binary GRIDs, which are rasters not vectors.

An Arc/INFO binary GRID is a directory of related files stored in a parent directory (workspace) with an INFO directory:

GDAL can read Arc/INFO binary GRIDs either by using the GRID directory name or GRID/hdr.adf (or w001001.adf)

You can create a virtual mosaic by creating a list of all the GRID directories (excluding the INFO directory) and using the gdalbuildvrt command.

For absolute paths:

ls -d /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters/* | grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Or to use relative paths:

cd /path/to/Data-folder/be_rasters ls -d * |grep -i -v info > gridlist.txt 

Then:

gdalbuildvrt -input_file_list gridlist.txt your_new_mosaic.vrt