r.area - GRASS GIS manual

NAME

r.area - Calculates area of clumped areas and remove areas smaller or greater than given threshold.

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SYNOPSIS

r.area

r.area --help

r.area [-b] input=name output=name [lesser=integer] [greater=integer] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-b: Binary output
--overwrite: Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

input=name [required]: Name of cell category map, e.g., maps created with r.clump
output=name [required]: Name of output raster with categories representing area size (in cells)
lesser=integer: Remove areas with number of cells lower than given value (0 for none):; Default: 0
greater=integer: Remove areas with number of cells greater than given value (-1 for none):; Default: -1

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DESCRIPTION

Module r.area reclassifies raster areas (created typically with r.clump) to values representing their size (in cells). Additionally, it can be used to remove areas smaller or greater than a threshold.