[GRASS5] GRASS 6 capabilities?

[Radim Blazek]

On 10/28/05, Roger Miller <roger at spinn.net> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I have frequent problems when importing vector files prepared with ESRI
> products to GRASS5.x  If two or more polygons share a node then GRASS5.x
> supports them as a single polygon.  Errors are generated in v.support because
> GRASS5.x sees multiple attributes associated with one polygon.  Any
> subsequent operation that needs to identify the imported polygons tends to
> produce useless results.
>
> The only way I know of to fix the problem after the polygons are imported is a
> difficult process.  I have to export the polygons as ascii files, identify
> polygons that share identical nodes and rotate the sequence of points in one
> or more polygons so that all of the polygons start and end at unique points.
>
> I know this isn't a bug, but it is an unfortunate feature of GRASS5.x that has
> caused me hours of work and cost my clients money.  Is this problem fixed in
> GRASS6.x?

Yes, it should work in 6.x.

Radim

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> Roger Miller
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