v.out.png - GRASS GIS manual

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NAME

v.out.png - Export vector map as PNG

KEYWORDS

vector, export, PNG

SYNOPSIS

v.out.png

v.out.png --help

v.out.png [-w] input=name output=name [rgb_column=string] [compression=integer] [width=integer] [height=integer] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-w: Output world file
--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 input vector map; Or data source for direct OGR access
output=name [required]: Name for new PNG file; Name for output file
rgb_column=string: Name of color definition column
compression=integer: Compression level of PNG file; (0 = none, 1 = fastest, 9 = best); Options: 0-9; Default: 6
width=integer: Width of PNG file; Default: 640
height=integer: Height of PNG file; Default: 480

DESCRIPTION
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS

DESCRIPTION

v.out.png exports a GRASS vector map in non-georeferenced Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image format, respecting the current region resolution and bounds. By default it look for a color table, set using v.colors you can also set the attribute table where read the feature color.

Optionally the user can choose to export a World File (.wld) to provide basic georeferencing support using the -w flag.

AUTHORS

Luca Delucchi
World file support by Anika Bettge and Markus Neteler

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.out.png source code (history)

Latest change: Thursday Feb 03 09:32:35 2022 in commit: f17c792f5de56c64ecfbe63ec315307872cf9d5c