NAME

v.what - Queries a vector map at given locations.

KEYWORDS

vector, querying, position

SYNOPSIS

v.what
v.what --help
v.what [-dagjm] map=name[,name,...] [layer=string[,string,...]] [type=string[,string,...]] coordinates=east,north [distance=float] [columns=name[,name,...]] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-d: Print topological information (debugging)
-a: Print attribute information
-g: Print the stats in shell script style
-j: Print the stats in JSON
-m: Print multiple features if overlapping features are found
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

map=name[,name,...] [required]: Name of vector map(s)
layer=string[,string,...]: Layer number or name (’-1’ for all layers)
A single vector map can be connected to multiple database tables. This number determines which table to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.
Default: -1
type=string[,string,...]: Input feature type
Options: point, line, boundary, centroid, area, face, kernel
Default: point,line,area,face
coordinates=east,north [required]: Coordinates for query
’-’ for standard input
distance=float: Query threshold distance
Default: 0
columns=name[,name,...]: Name of attribute column(s)
Default: all columns

DESCRIPTION

v.what outputs the category number value(s) associated with user-specified location(s) in user-specified vector map layer(s). This module was derived from the d.what.vect module by removing all interactive code and modification of the output for easy parsing. Using the -g flag generates script-style output which is easily parsable.

EXAMPLE

North Carolina sample dataset example:

Query polygon at given position:

v.what zipcodes_wake coordinates=637502.25,221744.25

Find closest hospital to given position within given distance (search radius):

v.what hospitals coordinates=542690.4,204802.7 distance=2000000

AUTHOR

Trevor Wiens
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.what source code (history)

Latest change: Thursday Jan 26 14:10:26 2023 in commit: cdd84c130cea04b204479e2efdc75c742efc4843