GRASS GIS manual: v.out.svg

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NAME

v.out.svg - Exports a GRASS vector map to SVG.

KEYWORDS

vector, export

SYNOPSIS

v.out.svg
v.out.svg help
v.out.svg input=name output=name type=string [precision=integer] [attribute=string[,string,...]] [layer=integer] [--verbose] [--quiet]

Parameters:

input=name: Name of input vector map
output=name: Name for SVG output file
type=string: Output type; Defines which feature-type will be extracted; Options: poly,line,point; Default: poly
precision=integer: Coordinate precision; Default: 6
attribute=string[,string,...]: Attribute(s) to include in output SVG
layer=integer: Layer number; A single vector map can be connected to multiple database tables. This number determines which table to use.; Default: 1

DESCRIPTION

v.out.svg converts GRASS vector data to SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) code notation. In particular, it

converts GRASS line, boundary, area, point, centroid objects to SVG <path />, <circle /> elements,
reduces coordinate precision in SVG-output to save bandwidth,
extracts GRASS attributes to gg:name="value" attributes.

The precision parameter controls the number of decimals for coordinates output (precision=0 corresponds to integer precision in the output SVG file).

EXAMPLE

Export polygons from GRASS vector map soils (Spearfish sample data) to SVG format:

v.out.svg input=soils output=/tmp/output.svg type=poly

Export lines from GRASS vector map t_hydro (Spearfish sample data) to SVG format, set coordinate precision to 0:

v.out.svg input=t_hydro output=/tmp/output.svg type=line precision=0

Export points from GRASS vector map archsites (Spearfish sample data) to SVG format, include attribute str1 (name):

v.out.svg input=archsites output=/tmp/output.svg type=point precision=0 attrib=str1

REFERENCES

Modul v.out.svg at svg.cc
SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) at w3c.org

AUTHOR

Klaus Foerster (klaus svg.cc), Innsbruck, Austria

Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 01:42:51 -0800 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $

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