Re: [GRASS-user] Problem displaying imported points shapefile in GRASS 7

2013-09-17 Thread RichardC
This appears resolved after upgrading to latest svn version. see https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/2056#comment:4 -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Problem-displaying-imported-3D-points-shapefile-in-GRASS-7-tp5076193p5078198.html Sent from the Grass -

[GRASS-user] Filling 2D polygons NVIZ?

2013-09-08 Thread RichardC
Hi, I was wondering if there are any plans to enable filling of 2D polygons in NVIZ. I'm using GRASS 7 but it appears that this feature currently isn't available. My workaround is summarised below, but perhaps someone could suggest a simpler approach. Overlaying a rasterised vector derived

Re: [GRASS-user] G7: r.random problems with creation of vector points

2013-09-08 Thread RichardC
Hi Johannes, I seem to have encountered the same : http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Problem-displaying-imported-3D-points-shapefile-in-GRASS-7-td5076193.html Grass 7: version 57592 Richard -- View this message in context:

[GRASS-user] Saving NVIZ image in GRASS 7: changing image dimensions is only possible through manually resizing display window

2013-09-08 Thread RichardC
Hi, Something I noticed in trying to save an NVIZ image in GRASS 7 (Version: 57592) In order to save a larger resolution image file, it is necessary to manually resize the display window. Only a portion of the image is saved after clicking on the NVIZ display icon - 'Save display to graphic

Re: [GRASS-user] Saving NVIZ image in GRASS 7: changing image dimensions is only possible through manually resizing display window

2013-09-08 Thread RichardC
Hi, Ticket at http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/2070 Best, Richard -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Saving-NVIZ-image-in-GRASS-7-changing-image-dimensions-is-only-possible-through-manually-resizing-diw-tp5076708p5076767.html Sent from the Grass - Users

[GRASS-user] Problem displaying imported 3D points shapefile in GRASS 7

2013-09-05 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm unable to display an imported 3D points shapefile in GRASS 7 svn (code ver 57592). Importing with v.in.ogr proceeds without trouble, but on selecting the imported layer to display, the system freezes until the d.vect process is terminated. I don't have this problem with GRASS 6.4.3, and

Re: [GRASS-user] Problem displaying imported 3D points shapefile in GRASS 7

2013-09-05 Thread RichardC
A clipped version of the file displays as lines after importing into GRASS. See attachment. http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/file/n5076225/grass_point_shapefile.png -- View this message in context:

Re: [GRASS-user] Problem displaying imported 3D points shapefile in GRASS 7

2013-09-05 Thread RichardC
(Thu Sep 5 19:54:21 2013) v.info map=GRanD_dams_v1_1_epsg32647@PERMANENT ++ | Name:GRanD_dams_v1_1_epsg32647

Re: [GRASS-user] Problem displaying imported 3D points shapefile in GRASS 7

2013-09-05 Thread RichardC
Perhaps related to this issue: https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/2056#comment:1 My system: Mint Linux 13(Ubuntu Precise) 32 bit Display: GUI GRASS GIS Map Display -- View this message in context:

[GRASS-user] Unable to directly edit GRASS attibute table record with non-latin characters

2013-07-05 Thread RichardC
Hi, I've imported a shapefile into GRASS and would like to directly edit a record by inserting non-latin characters (Thai language characters). However, inserted Thai characters are not retained after editing. Method used: GRASS GIS Attribute table Right-click on record Edit inserted record

Re: [GRASS-user] r.in.wms2: should this work on GRASS 6.4.3RC3?

2013-07-02 Thread RichardC
I installed xml2 and can now partially run r.in.wms from the Command console, but it appears to get stuck calculating tiles: r.in.wms output=MOD_LSTD_CLIM_E mapserver=http://neowms.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/wms/wms? layers=MOD_LSTD_CLIM_E format=geotiff maxcols=1024 maxrows=1024 method=nearest

[GRASS-user] r.in.wms2: should this work on GRASS 6.4.3RC3?

2013-07-01 Thread RichardC
Hi, I've installed r.in.wms2 into GRASS 6.4.3RC3, but I cannot import a layer. Here are two examples of output (using different drivers): r.in.wms2.py url=http://neowms.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/wms/wms? layers=MOD14A1_E_FIRE output=MOD14A1_E_FIRE maxcols=398 ERROR: value WMS_GRASS out of range for

[GRASS-user] Clarifying addon path(s) with multiple GRASS versions installed

2013-07-01 Thread RichardC
Hi, I was wondering if someone could help clarify how to best specify the GRASS addons path for a system with two GRASS versions installed. Can I set a single path for both systems (e.g., /home/user/.grass6/addons) or do I need two sets of addons - one for each GRASS version? In my system I

Re: [GRASS-user] r.in.wms2: should this work on GRASS 6.4.3RC3?

2013-07-01 Thread RichardC
Is the original r.in.wms also not working for you, or did you just want to try out the new improved version? Unfortunately I cannot get it to work. For example, attempting to connect to the following URL gives the following error on attempting to connect:

Re: [GRASS-user] Clarifying addon path(s) with multiple GRASS versions installed

2013-07-01 Thread RichardC
It appears that the GRASS7 installation is using $HOME/.grass7/addons by default ... so /etc/bash.bashrc specifies the addon path for the system-wide 6.4 installation, and there is no need to modify the grass7 addons path. -- View this message in context:

Re: [GRASS-user] error while loading shared libraries

2013-06-27 Thread RichardC
Resolved by completely uninstalling and reinstalling (via Synaptic Package manager) and then re-installing the addon. System: Mint linux 13 (ubuntu precise) GRASS 6.4.3RC3 -- View this message in context:

[GRASS-user] error while loading shared libraries

2013-06-26 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'd be very grateful if someone could help with some suggestions with the following. After upgrading to 6.4.3RC3 I noticed that I'm getting the following error on running the r.fuzzy.system. It was previously okay with 6.4.2 - haven't tested by reverting to the former version yet. Another

Re: [GRASS-user] r.hazard.flood: ERROR_G_malloc: r_accumulation

2013-06-14 Thread RichardC
Just to confirm (and for reference) the successful running of r.hazard.flood on GRASS 7 svn (code revision 56683) (configured with --enable-largefile), and with the following 'flags' change to r.hazard.flood.py: from # Flow accumulation map MFD grass.run_command('r.watershed', elevation =

[GRASS-user] Installing GRASS on Ubuntu: compilation error

2013-06-13 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm trying to install a GRASS7 from SVN into my home directory (I already have 6.4.3 installed system wide), I'm following the guidelines at http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/DownloadSource#GRASS7 http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Compile_and_Install_Ubuntu#Compile_from_source However, on

Re: [GRASS-user] Installing GRASS on Ubuntu: compilation error

2013-06-13 Thread RichardC
Configure proceeds without error after removing --with-gdal=/home/rcooper/grass7/bin/gdal-config However, I receive the following error re running configure for gdal-grass-1.4.3 $ ./configure \ --prefix=/home/rcooper/grass7 \ --with-gdal=/home/rcooper/grass7/bin/gdal-config \

[GRASS-user] r.hazard.flood: ERROR_G_malloc: r_accumulation

2013-06-10 Thread RichardC
Hi, Maybe some one could kindly advise what I'm doing wrong here. Previously I successfully used r.hazard.flood to generate flood and mti layers. However, now I'm encountering the following error with two other different DEM layers. The error appears to be related to memory, but there is plenty

Re: [GRASS-user] r.hazard.flood: ERROR_G_malloc: r_accumulation

2013-06-10 Thread RichardC
Thanks for your suggestions. I modified the following: /home/user/.grass6/addons/scripts/r.hazard.flood, replacing: # Flow accumulation map MFD grass.run_command('r.watershed', elevation = r_elevation , accumulation = 'r_accumulation' , convergence = 5, flags = 'fa')

[GRASS-user] r.fuzzy.system: specifying raster file?

2013-06-04 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm trying to run the r.fuzzy.system module - have created the map and rules files, but can't seem to find where to specify the input raster file in the r.fuzzy.system gui window. I can select the .map, and .rul file, but there doesn't seem to be a field for the input raster file. As

Re: [GRASS-user] r.fuzzy.system: specifying raster file?

2013-06-04 Thread RichardC
Replacing '%mti' with '%actualfilename' gets me a bit further, but I also need to include the definition of the output file in the .map file: ERROR: No defininition for output map: watershed_flood_fuzzy in map file -- View this message in context:

Re: [GRASS-user] g.extension error installing install r.hazard.flood

2013-05-18 Thread RichardC
Maybe I was too quick to say this was resolved. I just can't seem to start r.fuzzy.logic Before starting GRASS I set the GRASS_ADDON_PATH as follows: $export =/home/user/.grass6/addons (also tried /home/user/.grass6/addons/bin) export GRASS_ADDON_PATH echo $GRASS_ADDON_PATH

Re: [GRASS-user] g.extension error installing install r.hazard.flood

2013-05-18 Thread RichardC
Some observations that might help identify if my system is in error? I've added the following to .grass.bashrc GRASS_ADDON_PATH=/home/rcooper/.grass6/addons/bin export GRASS_ADDON_PATH However, I can only run the r.fuzzy.logic extension if I also set the GRASS_ADDON_PATH in a terminal and run

[GRASS-user] g.extension error installing install r.hazard.flood

2013-05-17 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm getting the following error on using g.extension to install r.hazard.flood: g.extension.py extension=r.hazard.flood svnurl=http://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass-addons/grass6 Traceback (most recent call last): File

Re: [GRASS-user] g.extension error installing install r.hazard.flood

2013-05-17 Thread RichardC
I get the following error on attempting to install grass-dev into the system using the package manager: E: /var/cache/apt/archives/grass-dev_6.4.3-1~svn54876~precise1_i386.deb: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/grass64/include/Make/Rules.make', which is also in package grass 6.4.3-1~svn54876~precise1

Re: [GRASS-user] g.extension error installing install r.hazard.flood

2013-05-17 Thread RichardC
where did you get the packages from? UbuntuGIS? the solution when working with after-market packages and having trouble is to completely remove/purge the old from the system before trying to install another version. From the ubuntugis-testing repository, installed via Synaptic Package

Re: [GRASS-user] g.extension error installing install r.hazard.flood

2013-05-17 Thread RichardC
A few comments/observations: 1. r.hazard.flood.py appears in addons directory (/home/user/.grass6/addons) after running the g.extension command from the GRASS terminal, but gives the following error: GRASS 6.4.3 (Bangkok_UTM47):~ g.extension extension=r.hazard.flood ...

Re: [GRASS-user] g.extension error installing install r.hazard.flood

2013-05-17 Thread RichardC
I resolved running r.fuzzy.logic by setting the GRASS_ADDON_PATH 1. Set in terminal before starting GRASS; $ GRASS_ADDON_PATH=/home/rcooper/.grass6/addons/bin export GRASS_ADDON_PATH 2. r.fuzzy.logic can now be run from the GRASS Layer Manager via the Command Console: r.fuzzy.logic -- View

Re: [GRASS-user] Query: number of 'areas' reported in v.build output does not necessarily represent different geographical areas

2013-05-10 Thread RichardC
Is there any automated way of removing the overlaps, as they appear quite extensive? I imported a portion of the large shapefile (I get memory errors when attempting the entire file) covering SEAsia (I'm interested in wetlands of this region where I'm based) and overlapping appears quite

Re: [GRASS-user] Query: number of 'areas' reported in v.build output does not necessarily represent different geographical areas

2013-05-10 Thread RichardC
I should rephrase my question, as Markus indicated that GRASS doesn't have tools to resolve: Is there any automated way outside GRASS (if not within) of removing the overlaps, as they appear quite extensive? -- View this message in context:

Re: [GRASS-user] Query: number of 'areas' reported in v.build output does not necessarily represent different geographical areas

2013-05-10 Thread RichardC
Hi Markus, I assume the global mangroves map should not have overlapping polygons, therefore as long as there are overlapping areas and/or the number of centroids is not equal to the number of input polygons, more cleaning is needed. How critical is it that the number of input polygons =

[GRASS-user] Query: number of 'areas' reported in v.build output does not necessarily represent different geographical areas

2013-05-08 Thread RichardC
Hi, Would my understanding be correct in that a given 'geographical area' displayed in the Map Display could be counted as multiple 'areas' in the v.build console output due to multiple centroids being associated with the given area. For instance, I imported a vector shapefile with the following

Re: [GRASS-user] Query: number of 'areas' reported in v.build output does not necessarily represent different geographical areas

2013-05-08 Thread RichardC
Thanks for your fast replies. I'll certainly take a look at the script. Snapping with v.clean seems to work quite nicely on this occasion: snap lines/boundaries 0.01 break lines/boundaries 0.00 remove duplicates 0.00

Re: [GRASS-user] Query: number of 'areas' reported in v.build output does not necessarily represent different geographical areas

2013-05-08 Thread RichardC
Hi, Snapping gives the maximum distance to another vertex in map units, degrees for latlon. I don't know the coordinate ref system for the world mangrove shapefile, but if degrees lat/long, a snapping distance of 0.01 would equate to ~0.1 m at the equator, which should be sufficiently

Re: [GRASS-user] Query: number of 'areas' reported in v.build output does not necessarily represent different geographical areas

2013-05-08 Thread RichardC
Does using smaller values improve topology? The approach I'd take would be to gradually reduce the snapping distanceby a factor of 10 (e.g., starting at 0.01) until no changes in topology are apparent. Then I'd address the minimum size area to be imported to see how that affects topology.

Re: [GRASS-user] Rendering labels in GRASS Cartographic Composer from vector layer

2013-05-05 Thread RichardC
Hi, yes, the problem is that after you change the fontsize option in the dialog, now there is no way to disable it, you have to close it and open it again. Related ticket 1048 [1]. Thanks. As for the cartographic composer, labels are not yet supported. I will try to add it soon.

Re: [GRASS-user] Rendering labels in GRASS Cartographic Composer from vector layer

2013-05-05 Thread RichardC
does the same labels file work ok in an Xmon with 'd.labels'? Yes, I can see the labels in the Map Display. I've run v.labels with font Helvetica and inserted Helvetica in psmap file, and also tried changing fontsize in psmap file. I also tried with a projected map layer, but still cannot see

Re: [GRASS-user] Rendering labels in GRASS Cartographic Composer from vector layer

2013-05-05 Thread RichardC
Thanks Hamish. Confirming, running ps.map manually* works fine for rendering labels in the map. Richard *From Cartographic Composer File Launch ps.map dialog browse to .psmap file etc Or File Manager Command console run ps.map etc -- View this message in context:

Re: [GRASS-user] v.label.sa not working with areas?

2013-04-22 Thread RichardC
Filed bug report at http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/1942 http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/1942 -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/v-label-sa-not-working-with-areas-tp5048543p5048778.html Sent from the Grass - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Re: [GRASS-user] Rendering labels in GRASS Cartographic Composer from vector layer

2013-04-21 Thread RichardC
It appears I can set the label size (map units) from the command line and the label re-sizing works as expected (provided I omit the fontsize option). However, I can't seem to omit the fontsize option if running from the module window. E.g. this works for a lat long layer, input in the command

[GRASS-user] v.label.sa not working with areas?

2013-04-21 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm using GRASS 6.4.3 and cannot get v.label.sa to work with areas. On running the following I get an empty labels file. v.label.sa --verbose map=hydrobasins_africa@hydrolayers type=area column=MAJ_NAME labels=africa_basins_sa font=Trebuchet_MS size=0.5 color=red However, it works with

[GRASS-user] Rendering labels in GRASS Cartographic Composer from vector layer

2013-04-20 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm attempting to add labels from a vector layer column to a map, but so far haven't succeeded. I've run v.labels to generate a file: v.label labels=hydrobasins map=hydobasins_asia_vc_chaophraya_vc_vcatadd_vc@hydrolayers column=SUB_NAME type=centroid font=DejaVuSansMono The file generated

Re: [GRASS-user] grass on linux

2013-04-20 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm using Linux Mint 13 (Maya), which is based on Ubuntu Precise. I've been using GRASS 6.4.2, and just upgraded to 6.4.3 RC1 which can be installed as a binary as indicated at https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis/+archive/ubuntugis-testing/ I think GRASS 7 can also be installed from the

Re: [GRASS-user] Rendering labels in GRASS Cartographic Composer from vector layer

2013-04-20 Thread RichardC
On closer inspection it appears that the labels layer created with v.label will not display in the Map Display. However, I'm able to display labels from the vector layer by ticking the 'attrcol' option. Maybe there is an option I need to tick or modify in v.label, but I'd be grateful for any

Re: [GRASS-user] Rendering labels in GRASS Cartographic Composer from vector layer

2013-04-20 Thread RichardC
Okay, I found the solution: *the quick answer is try to use the v.label fontsize= option. set it to 10 or 12 or so. * Ref: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/how-to-v-label-d-labels-usage-labels-do-not-appear-td3893058.html#a3893070 -- View this message in context:

Re: [GRASS-user] Rendering labels in GRASS Cartographic Composer from vector layer

2013-04-20 Thread RichardC
From the above reference: (the default) is measured in map units. So in your case it would make the labels sized as 100 meters on the map. If you zoom way out that becomes very tiny and the label disappears. (see also the d.labels min and max options) If I set a label size in v.label (pts),

Re: [GRASS-user] Number of centroids outside area: difficulty with cleaning

2013-04-15 Thread RichardC
Here's the file link: http://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/gtopo30hydro/as_bas.tar.gz http://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/gtopo30hydro/as_bas.tar.gz I'd be very interested in your findings. When I ran v.build outputting an error file, all of the errors seem to be concentrated along a particular

[GRASS-user] Number of centroids outside area: difficulty with cleaning

2013-04-14 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm trying to remove a 'Number of centroids outside area' after re-projecting a file. I've tried v.clean with various tools. including breaklines/boundaries, break polygons, snap lines/boundaries. The intial imported shapefile did not display any errors, but the following errors appeared

Re: [GRASS-user] Number of centroids outside area: difficulty with cleaning

2013-04-14 Thread RichardC
Hi, (note the reason the centroids are outside an area is that the area boundaries are broken, in which case..) I tried with various snap thresholds but no outcome was satisfactory. perhaps v.extract, to pull only the areas? After deleting and re-adding categories (v.category), v.extract

Re: [GRASS-user] Number of centroids outside area: difficulty with cleaning

2013-04-14 Thread RichardC
The reason for these problems is one step earlier. Try to densify the vector boundaries with v.split, optionally followed by v.build.polylines before reprojecting it. See [0] for an example of the effect on reprojection. I tried v.split and v.build.polyline but after re-projecting I'm still

Re: [GRASS-user] Number of centroids outside area: difficulty with cleaning

2013-04-14 Thread RichardC
I tried with a length of 1000 (which I guess should represent 1000m given the projection is Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area) and the with a length of 500 as shown below in more detail. The file I'm working with quite a large shapefile (50MB). Topology of original imported shapefile (Lambert

Re: [GRASS-user] NVIZ: unable to set font type, style and size of labels

2013-01-15 Thread RichardC
Thanks, it does seem related to the fonts on Ubuntu. I installed the fonts as suggested an now I can successfully add labels. However, I'm still unable to select the type of font or style, getting the command output: Cannot Load Font Trying default Font I'll look into this some more, to see if

[GRASS-user] NVIZ: unable to set font type, style and size of labels

2012-12-30 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm having trouble settings the font type, style and size of labels in NVIZ. I can place a label into the display but it appears to use the system default only. I've tried toggling the GRASS display driver between default/cairo but it appears to make no difference. Perhaps it's related to

[GRASS-user] Setting default region - incorrect region set after inserting raster resolution

2012-12-28 Thread RichardC
Hi, I create a new LOCATION and wish to set the default region for global coverage, i.e 90, -90, 180, -180 and, in the case of the current raster file, insert 0.000833 (degrees) as its resolution. The resulting DEFAULT_WIND file contains the following: proj: 3 zone: 0 north:

Re: [GRASS-user] Setting default region - incorrect region set after inserting raster resolution

2012-12-28 Thread RichardC
Hi Markus, I entered the values for the default region through the location wizard selected at GRASS start up. The CRS was input via entering EPSG 4326. Then the spatial extent and raster resolution entered. I notice that I'm unable to enter region extents in DMS format, getting the error:

Re: [GRASS-user] Setting default region - incorrect region set after inserting raster resolution

2012-12-28 Thread RichardC
Running g.region under the PERMANENT MAPSET resolves the issue: g.region -s n=90N s=90S e=180E w=180W res=0.00083 proj: 3 zone: 0 north: 90N south: 90S *east: 180E west: 180W cols: 432000 rows: 216000* e-w resol: 0:00:03 n-s resol:

[GRASS-user] Floating point histogram x-axis display

2012-12-27 Thread RichardC
Hi, I notice with a floating point raster that there appears to be a numbering problem in the histogram's x-axis. All values in the file are are from zero to 159, no negative values. Horizontally expanding the histogram is not helpful re the x values. Please see attached file. Could Gnuplot be

[GRASS-user] Visualising null values with r.colors

2012-12-26 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'd like to visualise null values (identified by * in grid cells). I've set a rules file for r.colors as below, but I'm unable to change the colour of the null value cells - I can use r.null to display by changing * to another value, but was wondering if my rules file has an error or it

Re: [GRASS-user] Visualising null values with r.colors

2012-12-26 Thread RichardC
Resolved. It appears that there is no longer need to add nv to the rule file - d.rast has -o option to overlay null values. -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/Visualising-null-values-with-r-colors-tp5024693p5024695.html Sent from the Grass - Users mailing list

[GRASS-user] WKT format in setting a location

2012-09-01 Thread RichardC
Hi, When creating a LOCATION, a WKT definition can be used to set a coordinate reference system. WKT formats come in a number of formats (as listed through the command gdalsrsinfo -o all EPSG:n): OGC, OGC-simple, OGC-no CT, and ESRI (e.g., a shapefile's PRJ file). Is any format preferred or all

Re: [GRASS-user] UTM zone overlay of world

2012-07-24 Thread RichardC
Hi, For reference, I've created a Global UTM zones grid in shapefile format*. It's downloadable at http://www.enviroprojects.org/geospatial-services/gis-resources http://www.enviroprojects.org/geospatial-services/gis-resources Cheers, Richard *Details: Coordinate Reference System: WGS84.

Re: [GRASS-user] UTM zone overlay of world

2012-07-24 Thread RichardC
I've now associated with a creative commons licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Cheers, Richard -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/UTM-zone-overlay-of-world-tp4988354p4990645.html Sent from the Grass - Users mailing list archive at

[GRASS-user] UTM zone overlay of world

2012-07-14 Thread RichardC
Hi, Is there a feature/tool in GRASS that enables creation of a global grid overlay of UTM zones? If not, would anyone know of another tool to do this. Thanks. Richard -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/UTM-zone-overlay-of-world-tp4988354.html Sent from the

Re: [GRASS-user] Error importing MapInfo Tab file

2012-07-12 Thread RichardC
Thanks Micha. I removed the layer parameter and it imports without trouble. As a reference for other users - the layer parameter is automatically added when trying to import using the GRASS' GUI. Alternatively, click on the 'Command dialogue' button at the bottom of the 'Import vector data'

[GRASS-user] Error importing MapInfo Tab file

2012-07-11 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm getting the following error on attempting to import MapInfo files. I've tried the two files below from different sources. Both files open and display correctly in QGIS. v.in.ogr dsn=/home/user/DATASOURCES/mapinfo_cannri/cmbs_mapinfo/cmbs_mapinfo/Nswcatch01.tab layer=Nswcatch01.tab

[GRASS-user] Re: Unable to select EPSG code for location

2012-05-01 Thread RichardC
I'm finding that the issue remains after re-installing PROJ from source and running sudo make distclean. Method: Uninstalled package version of PROJ from system and installed from source as per http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Compile_and_Install_Ubuntu but using latest version of PROJ sudo svn co

[GRASS-user] Re: Unable to select EPSG code for location

2012-05-01 Thread RichardC
Resolved. Run the command 'make distclean' in the GRASS installation directory (grass-6.4.2), then then ./configure, make and make install. The path to the EPSG codes in then /usr/share/proj/epsg -- View this message in context:

[GRASS-user] Re: [GRASS-dev] getting from DBF to SQLite

2012-04-09 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm also planning to move from the DBF to SQLite database, and was wondering if you might be able to help with the following. Is it is possible to set a single SQLite database for the entire GRASS GIS database or each mapset requires its own sqlite db file? Currently, I'm using v6.4.2 which

[GRASS-user] Unable to select EPSG code for location

2012-04-09 Thread RichardC
Hi, After installing 6.4.2 from source, attempting to insert a spatial reference system for a new location (/Select EPSG code for spatial reference system/) was giving an error that it was unable to find EPSG codes at /usr/local/share/proj/epsg The configuration commands

[GRASS-user] Clarifying 'no' comments post configuration

2012-04-08 Thread RichardC
Hi, I've installed GRASS 6.4.2 and wanted to check if the the features indicated by 'no' are no longer supported/deprecated? BLAS support: no DWG support: no GLw support:no Cheers, Richard GRASS is now configured for: i686-pc-linux-gnu

[GRASS-user] Re-ordering columns in an attribute table

2012-04-07 Thread RichardC
Hi, Is there a command in GRASS to enable re-ordering of columns in an attribute table. I'd like to join two vector layers, but v.patch gives an error apparently due to the order of a column in the tables. Thanks, Richard. The tables: Table 1 cat integer 11 name_ENGLI character 50 ID_0

[GRASS-user] v.patch error: Column types differ

2012-04-04 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm trying to join vector layers using v.patch and run into the 'column types differ' error. I can see the difference relating to the data type of a column via the attribute table in GRASS. However, is there a way through GRASS that I can modify the data type? I've tried opening the DBF

[GRASS-user] Index error: Unable to show attribute table of shapefile

2012-04-02 Thread RichardC
Hi, I'm receiving the following error on attempting to view shapefiles in GRASS 6.4.1 (on Ubuntu Lucid): item = layer, log = self.goutput) File /usr/lib/grass64/etc/wxpython/gui_modules/dbm.py, line 653, in __init__ self.__createBrowsePage() File

[GRASS-user] Re: Index error: Unable to show attribute table of shapefile

2012-04-02 Thread RichardC
Hi Daniel, I'm using the default menu items in GRASS. I import the shapefile as follows: Layer Manager File Import vector data Common import formats Select ESRI shapefile Browse and select file Import And then select the layer in 'Layer Manager', and click on the 'Show attribute table'