[GRASSLIST:1070] Re: Finding area where sit points without PostgreSQL

[tlaronde at polynum.org]

En réponse à Radim Blazek <blazek at itc.it>:

> On Wednesday 27 August 2003 18:19, tlaronde at polynum.org wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a vectorial map with text which insertion point is inside the
> area
> > it should be associated with. I have used PostgreSQL geometric
> extensions
> > to find where the point (insertion) is in ( '(x,y)' @ boundary ). But
> :
> >
> > 1) I would prefer to use the geometric/topological tool, i.e. GRASS,
> to do
> > this kind of things, and not use database extensions ;
> >
> >
> > Is there a way to do it automatically (batch) in GRASS.
> > Alternate: has someone tips to make it work correctly under PostgreSQl

> To find area the point is within?
> 5.0: v.what (attention to current region!)
> 5.1: v.distance max=0

Thanks! Works simply great!