[GRASS-dev] [bug #4564] (grass) v.in.ogr w/ large datasets

[Hamish]

> this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=4564
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> Subject: v.in.ogr w/ large datasets
> 
> Dear GRASSers,
> 
> we have problems importing a large dataset (~300.000 features) with
> v.in.ogr. It eats up all mem and dies without importing.
> 
> We have tried using with -c (no clean) in order to reduce the mem
> consumption, but without luck.
> 
> At least this thread seems to be realated to our problem.
> http://grass.itc.it/pipermail/grass-dev/2006-May/023088.html
> 
> Some links to similar problems discussed on the mailinglist:
> http://grass.itc.it/pipermail/grass-dev/2006-May/022917.html
> 
> Radim wrote something about it, but did not elaborate where to start
> solving this problem.


populating the table will be the problem? Try running "top" in another
window and type "M" to sory by memory use.

Memory use of builing topology isn't a problem until ~ 1-3 million
features?


Try using v.external.


What sort of features? areas? lines? points? 3D?


Hamish