[GRASS5] Multilayer editing

[Radim Blazek]

On Monday 03 November 2003 23:03, Thierry Laronde wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 05:34:05PM +0100, Pasquale Di Donato wrote:
> > >Also, it would be nice to be able to edit more than one map, or layer,
> > >at a time. For example, if I move a parcel line, that line may also
> > >define a municipal boundary stored in a different map (or layer). If I
> > >update parcel line, I would like to also have the municipal boundary
> > >update.
> >
> > The new ESRI ArcGIS family (but I guess also GeoMedia from Intergraph)
> > supports this feature for vector data stored in a geodatabase.
> > What about GRASS? Is it something that is gonna be implemented in the
> > 5.7 version?
>
> My answer is not authoritative at all since I'm new here too (and
> Radim Blazek as the main designer of the new vector format would be
> the best to tell) but reading the specs for the new vector format one
> sees that this new format supports many different categories for a
> single geometrical element, meaning that you could tag a single line
> both as a parcel boundary and a state/country/municipal etc. boundary.

Yes, it is impossible to edit more vectors at the same time, but it is 
possible to have more layers in one vector. There are limits however,
for example, it is not suitable for more overlapping area layers.


Radim