v.in.lines.1grass - Man Page

Imports ASCII x,y[,z] coordinates as a series of lines.

Keywords

vector, import, line, point

Synopsis

v.in.lines v.in.lines --help v.in.lines [-z] input=name output=name [separator=character] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags

-z: Create a 3D line from 3 column data
--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=nameÂ [required]: Name of input file (or "-" to read from stdin)
output=nameÂ [required]: Name for output vector map
separator=character: Field separator
Special characters: pipe, comma, space, tab, newline
Default: pipe

Description

Imports a stream of ASCII x,y[,z] coordinates as a line or series of lines.

Notes

Input ASCII coordinates are simply a series of "xÂ y" data points. Lines are separated by a row containing "NaNÂ NaN".

The user can import 3D lines by providing 3 columns of data in the input stream and using the -z flag.

This script is a simple wrapper around the v.in.mapgen module.

Example

v.in.lines in=- out=two_lines separator=, <<EOF
167.846717,-46.516653
167.846663,-46.516645
167.846656,-46.516644
167.846649,-46.516644
167.846642,-46.516643
NaN,NaN
167.846520,-46.516457
167.846528,-46.516461
167.846537,-46.516464
167.846535,-46.516486
167.846544,-46.516489
167.846552,-46.516493
EOF