NAME¶
v.centroids - Adds missing centroids to closed boundaries.
KEYWORDS¶
vector, centroid, area
SYNOPSIS¶
v.centroids
v.centroids help
v.centroids input=
name output=
name
[
option=
string] [
layer=
integer]
[
cat=
integer] [
step=
integer] [--
overwrite]
[--
verbose] [--
quiet]
Flags:¶
- --overwrite
-
Allow output files to overwrite existing files
- --verbose
-
Verbose module output
- --quiet
-
Quiet module output
Parameters:¶
- input=name
-
Name of input vector map
- output=name
-
Name for output vector map
- option=string
-
Action to be taken
Options: add
Default: add
- layer=integer
-
Layer number
Default: 1
- cat=integer
-
Category number starting value
Default: 1
- step=integer
-
Category increment
Default: 1
DESCRIPTION¶
GRASS defines vector areas as composite entities consisting of a set of closed
boundaries and a centroid. The attribute information associated with that area
is linked to the centroid. The
v.centroids module adds centroids to
closed boundaries in the
input file and assigns a category number to
them. The starting value as well as the increment size may be set using
optional parameters.
Multiple attributes may be linked to a single vector entity through numbered
fields referred to as layers. Refer to
v.category for more details, as
v.centroids is simply a frontend to that module.
The boundary itself is often stored without any category reference as it can
mark the border between two adjacent areas. Thus it would be ambiguous as to
which feature the attribute would belong. In some cases it may, for example,
represent a road between two parcels of land. In this case it is entirely
appropriate for the boundary to contain category information.
SEE ALSO¶
v.category
AUTHORS¶
module: M. Hamish Bowman, Dept. Marine Science, Otago University, New Zealand
help page: Trevor Wiens
Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 10:42:51 +0100 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $
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