[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2294: t.rast.aggregate: Name output rasters based on start-time

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#2294: t.rast.aggregate: Name output rasters based on start-time
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 Reporter:  sbl               |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  7.1.0                    
Component:  Default           |     Version:  svn-trunk                
 Keywords:  t.rast.aggregate  |    Platform:  Unspecified              
      Cpu:  Unspecified       |  
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 Using a numerical suffix for aggregated time series data makes it less
 intuitive to use the results outside the TGRASS framework. One has to look
 up the time stamp for e.g. a rastermap "temperature_avg_months_317" in
 order to know which time periode it refers to (even those people who
 produced it), while "temperature_avg_months_1989_09" already tells
 something.

 Please find attached a proposal for naming output rasters based on start
 time - truncated according to granularity, implemented in a flag (s).

 The attached patch is a modification of a patch I made for GRAS 7.0 wich I
 currently use and where it works fine for absolute time datasets. Not sure
 if it is suitable for relative or cyclic time though and it has not been
 tested with GRASS 7.1. So it needs a critical review in any case.

 I do not know if such a solution would be relevant for t.rast.accumulate
 too (I have not used the module yet)...

 If you find it useful I can send a patch for GRASS 7.0 too.

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