.TH v.in.sites 1grass "" "GRASS 6.4.4" "Grass User's Manual"
.SH NAME
\fI\fBv.in.sites\fR\fR  - Converts a GRASS site_lists file into a vector map.
.SH KEYWORDS
vector, import, sites
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBv.in.sites\fR
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\fBv.in.sites help\fR
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\fBv.in.sites input\fR=\fIstring\fR \fBoutput\fR=\fIname\fR  [\-\-\fBoverwrite\fR]  [\-\-\fBverbose\fR]  [\-\-\fBquiet\fR] 
.SS Flags:
.IP "\fB\-\-overwrite\fR" 4m
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Allow output files to overwrite existing files
.IP "\fB\-\-verbose\fR" 4m
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Verbose module output
.IP "\fB\-\-quiet\fR" 4m
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Quiet module output
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.SS Parameters:
.IP "\fBinput\fR=\fIstring\fR" 4m
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Name of site input file
.IP "\fBoutput\fR=\fIname\fR" 4m
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Name for output vector map
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.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIv.in.sites\fR converts GRASS site_lists file into vector format. 
\fISite_lists\fR file values are used as category values.
.SH NOTE
The requirements of the site_lists file are standard 
(i.e., a regular site_lists file format is required)
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.DS
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name|test
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desc|Imported from points shapefile test.shp.
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time|3 Feb 2003 15:09:11 +0000
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3571629.904|5943214.399|#1
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3571323.64|5944517.464|#2 
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\fR
\fBFormat example of old GRASS site_lists\fR
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\fC
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easting|northing|[z|[d4|]...][#category_int] [ [@attr_text OR %flt] ... ]
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\fR
In case of a 3D sites file, the module generates a 3D vector map.
Attributes are written into an attribute table.
.SH EXAMPLE
\fC
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v.in.sites in=sites_file out=vector_map
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\fR
.SH AUTHOR
R.L. Glenn, USDA, SCS, NHQ-CGIS 
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Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy
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\fILast changed: $Date: 2006-01-02 15:44:52 +0100 (Mon, 02 Jan 2006) $\fR
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