GRASS Digitizing tool
v.digit
GRASS digitizing tool should be
- written in wxPython Programming language or Tcl
- it should extend functionality of map display just like new Georeferencing tool does:
- (like ArcGIS does) only new "Digitizing Toolbox" would appear, after digitizing tool is started
- Vector file editing will happen in current map display, with all it's functions for zooming, quering and so on
- There should be graphical tool for database management, at least for adding (?and removing?) columns, adding new features and editing existing ones.
While digitising, edited vector file would be drawed to map display. Only currently edited or selected features would be stored in memory. This should spead up digitising and redrawing process significantly.
v.edit
GRASS graphical digitising tool should be graphical front-end for new v.edit module. v.edit should be CML tool for
- creating new vector file, eventualy overwrite existing ones create
- adding new features (points, lines, polylines, centroids) add
- removenig old features (with database record) delete
- moving whole feature move
- moving specified vertex vertex
- adding new vertext to line/boundary break
- spliting line/boundary completely split
- merging two lines/boundaries together merge
- IMHO funtionality for adding 'z' values to vector contour lines should be back too
v.edit should accept feature selection by:
- bbox bbox
- catlist cats
- single coordinates coords
Examples of actions
- Create new vector file
v.edit tool=create map=vectfile
creates new vector map, eventualy will read data from standard inputs in default format (standard/point)
v.edit tool=create map=vectfile input=file.txt
creates new vector map and reads data from file file.txt in default format
- Add new feature to existing vector
v.edit tool=add map=vectfile
Read data from standard inputs in standard format
- Remove feature from vector file
v.edit tool=delete map=vectfile cat=34,24
Remove features with category 34 and 24 from file vectfile
v.edit tool=delete map=vectfile coords=344556.23,23445.2345
Remove feature located on coordinates 344556.23,23445.2345
v.edit tool=delete map=vectifle bbox=344556.23,234455.2345,567566.34,456455.34
Remove features defined by bounding box 344556.23,234455.2345,567566.34,456455.34
- Move feature
v.edit tool=move map=vectifle coords=344556.23,23445.2345 move=100000,-100000
Move feature located on coordinates 344556.23,23445.2345 to coordinates 644556.23,43445.2345
v.edit tool=move map=vectifle cat=45 move=1000,-1000
Move all points of feature of category 45 to coordinates about 1000 map units to the west and 1000 map units to the south
v.edit tool=move map=vectifle bbox=344556.23,234455.2345,567566.34,456455.34 to=1000,-1000
Move all points of features defined by bounding box 344556.23,234455.2345,567566.34,456455.34 about 1000 map units to the west and 1000 map units to the south
- Moving vertext
v.edit tool=vertex map=vectifile coords=344556.23,23445.2345 move=1000,-1000
Move vertex on coordinates 344556.23,23445.2345 to 545556.23,22445.2345
- Breaking line
v.edit tool=break map=vectifile coords=344556.23,23445.2345
Break line on coordinates 344556.23,23445.2345 at coords 345433.3,34567.32
v.edit tool=break map=vectifile cat=45 coords=345433.3,34567.32
Break line of category 45 at coords 345433.3,34567.32
- Spliting line
v.edit tool=split map=vectifile coords=344556.23,23445.2345
Split line on coordinates 344556.23,23445.2345 at coords 345433.3,34567.32
v.edit tool=split map=vectifile cat=45 coords=345433.3,34567.32
Split line of category 45 at coords 345433.3,34567.32
- Mergin two lines
v.edit tool=merge map=vectfile coords=606853.875,4921332,603216.75,4922763
Merge first line defined by coordinates 606853.875,4921332 with second line, defined by coordinates 603216.75,4922763. Define nearest distance between line first and last points and move first (last) point of second line to first line -- First line will remain untached.
v.edit tool=merge map=vectfile bbox=344556.23,23445.2345
Merge two lines defined by bounding box
v.edit tool=merge map=vectfile cat=43,45
Merge two lines defined by category
Summary
v.edit --help Description: Edits a vector map; allows adding, deleting and modifying objects in a vector map. Keywords: vector, editing Usage: v.edit [-tdc] map=name tool=string [input=file] [cats=range] [coords=x,y[,x,y,...]] [move=x,y] [at=x,y] [bbox=x,y,x,y] [--verbose] [--quiet] Flags: -t Do not build topology. -d No database updates. -c Do not close boundaries --v Verbose module output --q Quiet module output Parameters: map Name of input vector map tool The edit action to take. options: create,add,delete,move,movevertex,break,split create: creates new vector file add: add new features to existing vector file delete: delete feature from existing vector file move: move whole feature vertex: move just one vertex of the feature merge: merge two vector lines together break: add new vertex to feature split: split feature input ASCII file to be converted to binary vector file, if not given reads from standard input cats Category values Example: 1,3,7-9,13 coords An x,y list of points move New location of the feature at Coordinates of breaking or spliting feature bbox Bounding box in form x1,y1,x2,y2
r.digit
The r.in.poly ascii format is almost the same as the standard vector ascii format. So the new digitizer should be able to output for both, and then we have a replacement for r.digit too!