Martin Landa wrote:
Hi,
2009/5/14 Martin Landa <landa.mar...@gmail.com>:
[...]
I agree, anyway I wonder in which period we can reach some consensus
and change the terminology in GRASS7...
to summarize, is there any real objections to change terminology in GRASS7
map -> layer (Map Layer)
Yes, that sounds right to me. A map in other GIS context is the final
product of many overlapping "layers". I'd like to see that change
propogated to both raster and vector.
layer -> catset (Category Set)
This change does not remove the confusion. The concept of "layer" is
explained both on the vectorintro wiki page [1], and in the manuals as
database links. If that's what it is, that's what it should be called.
So layer might become "data link" or "attribute link"
And what will the term "cat" be changed to?? I still like Michael
Barton's suggestion [2] of cat being renamed "key" (or "id")
[1]http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Vector_Database_Management#Concepts_and_jargon
[2] http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_7_Terminology
Then I would vote to start changing terminology in trunk ASAP
(including manual pages, etc.).
Regards, Martin
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