Getting out the coordinates

[martijn at scanner.frw.uva.nl]

On Fri, 18 Feb 1994, Nalneesh Gaur wrote:

> 
> 	We have a vector file, that consists of basin boundaries,
> This file was converted to a vector file from a raster map. When I took
> a v.out.ascii of the file I got one area that had only two points as shown below
> 	A  2
>  39.20390923  -106.49873727
>  39.22168803  -106.49873727
> A  3
>  39.24391153  -106.18987383
>  39.18835278  -106.18987383
>  39.18835278  -106.19209587
> 
> my question is how can an area have two points and then how can I get
> an ascii file that has coordinates of all the points of a given area.
> 
> Nalneesh Gaur
> 
The `A 2' means `Now follows an >AREA< edge of 2 coordinates'. So the two 
points do not describe an area, just one of its edges.

Martijn van Leusen