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NAME

v.overlay - Overlay 2 vector maps.

KEYWORDS

vector, geometry

SYNOPSIS

v.overlay
v.overlay help
v.overlay [-t] ainput=name [atype=string[,string,...]] [alayer=integer] binput=name [btype=string[,string,...]] [blayer=integer] output=name [operator=string] [olayer=integer[,integer,...]] [--overwrite]

Flags:

-t
Do not create attribute table.
--overwrite
Force overwrite of output files

Parameters:

ainput=name
Name of input vector map
atype=string[,string,...]
Type
Options: line,area
Default: area
alayer=integer
Layer number
Default: 1
binput=name
Name of input vector map
btype=string[,string,...]
Type
Options: area
Default: area
blayer=integer
Layer number
Default: 1
output=name
Name for output vector map
operator=string
Operator defines features written to output vector. Feature is written to output if the result of operation 'ainput operator binput' is true. Input feature is considered to be true, if category of given layer is defined.
and : also known as 'intersection' in GIS
or : also known as 'union' in GIS (only for atype=area)
not : features from ainput not overlayed by features from binput
xor : features from either ainput or binput but not those from ainput overlayed by binput (only for atype=area)
Options: and,or,not,xor
Default: or
olayer=integer[,integer,...]
Output layer for new category, ainput and binput. If 0 or not given, the category is not written.
Default: 1,0,0

DESCRIPTION

v.overlay allows the user to overlay to vector area maps. The resulting output map has a merged attribute-table. The origin column-names have a prefix (a_ and b_) which results from the ainput- and binput-map.

NOTES

Currently only areas are supported for the operators or and xor! See also v.select. The operator defines what kind of operation will be done. Features are written to output, if the result of an operation 'ainput operator binput' is true.

Attributes of the tables from ainput and binput are joined into a new table linked to the output maps new cat-column.

EXAMPLE

v.overlay ainput=lake binput=province output=lakeXprovince

SEE ALSO

v.db.connect, v.select, g.copy

AUTHORS

Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy

Last changed: $Date: 2006/01/02 14:44:52 $


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