NAME

v.mkgrid - Creates a (binary) GRASS vector map of a user-defined grid.

SYNOPSIS

v.mkgrid
v.mkgrid help
v.mkgrid [-q] map=string grid=integer position=string [coor=float] [box=float] [angle=float]

Flags:

-q
Quiet; No chatter

Parameters:

map=string
name of vector map
grid=integer
number of ROWS and COLUMNS in grid
position=string
Where to place the grid:
region - current region
coor - use 'coor' and 'box' options
Options: region,coor
Default: region
coor=float
lower left EASTING and NORTHING coordinates of map
box=float
WIDTH and HEIGHT of boxes in grid
angle=float
angle of rotation (in degrees counter-clockwise)
Default: 0

DESCRIPTION

v.mkgrid will create a vector map representation of a regular coordinate grid.

NOTES

This is NOT to be used to generate a vector map of USGS quadrangles, because USGS quads are not exact rectangles.

SEE ALSO

v.patch, parser

AUTHOR

Michael Higgins, U.S.Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Update for new vectors Radim Blazek 10/2004

Last changed: $Date: 2004/10/18 10:31:40 $


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