v.import - GRASS GIS manual

NAME

v.import - Imports vector data into a GRASS vector map using OGR library and reprojects on the fly.

KEYWORDS

SYNOPSIS

v.import

v.import --help

v.import [-flo] input=string [layer=string[,string,...]] [output=name] [extent=string] [encoding=string] [snap=float] [epsg=integer] [datum_trans=integer] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-f: List supported OGR formats and exit
-l: List available OGR layers in data source and exit
-o: Override projection check (use current project's CRS); Assume that the dataset has the same coordinate reference system (CRS) as the current project
--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=string [required]: Name of OGR datasource to be imported
layer=string[,string,...]: OGR layer name. If not given, all available layers are imported
output=name: Name for output vector map (default: input)
extent=string: Output vector map extent; Options: input, region; Default: input; input: extent of input map; region: extent of current region
encoding=string: Encoding value for attribute data
snap=float: Snapping threshold for boundaries (map units); A suitable threshold is estimated during import; Default: -1
epsg=integer: EPSG projection code; Options: 1-1000000
datum_trans=integer: Index number of datum transform parameters; -1 to list available datum transform parameters; Options: -1-100

DESCRIPTION
- Supported Vector Formats
NOTES
- Topology cleaning
EXAMPLE
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS

DESCRIPTION

v.import imports vector data from files and database connections supported by the OGR library into the current project (previously called location) and mapset. If the coordinate reference system (CRS) of the input does not match the CRS of the project, the input is reprojected into the current project. In case that the CRS of the input map does match the CRS of the project, the input is imported directly.

Supported Vector Formats

v.import uses the OGR library which supports various vector data formats including ESRI Shapefile, Mapinfo File, UK .NTF, SDTS, TIGER, IHO S-57 (ENC), DGN, GML, GPX, AVCBin, REC, Memory, OGDI, and PostgreSQL, depending on the local OGR installation. For details see the OGR web site. The OGR (Simple Features Library) is part of the GDAL library, hence GDAL needs to be installed to use v.import.

The list of actually supported formats can be printed by -f flag.

NOTES

v.import checks the CRS metadata of the dataset to be imported against that of the current project. If not identical a related error message is shown.
To override this CRS check (i.e. to use current project's CRS) by assuming that the dataset has the same CRS as the current project the -o flag can be used. This is also useful when geodata to be imported do not contain any CRS metadata at all. The user must be sure that the CRS is identical in order to avoid introducing data errors.

Topology cleaning

When importing polygons, non-topological polygons are converted to topological areas. If the input polygons contain errors (unexpected overlapping areas, small gaps between polygons, or warnings about being unable to calculate centroids), the import might need to be repeated using a snap value as suggested in the output messages. The default value of snap=-1 means that no snapping will be done.

The snap threshold defines the maximal distance from one to another vertex in map units (for latitude-longitude projects in degrees). If there is no other vertex within snap distance, no snapping will be done. Note that a too large value can severely damage area topology, beyond repair.

Post-processing: Snapped boundaries may need to be cleaned with v.clean, using its tools break,rmdupl,rmsa. For details, refer to the v.clean manual page.

EXAMPLE

# import SHAPE file at full extent and reproject to current project CRS
v.import input=research_area.shp output=research_area extent=input

AUTHORS

Markus Metz
Improvements: Martin Landa, Anna Petrasova

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.import source code (history)

Latest change: Friday May 03 14:49:35 2024 in commit: 763fa05e332664d1b5f883b4a26a81decf7757b3