[GRASSLIST:802] Re: Automatic creation of Areas (polygons) from connected lines

[Moritz Lennert]

tlaronde at polynum.org said:
> Hello,
>
> I suspect the question has already been asked, but I didn't
> find an obvious answer.
>
> Given a vector file with a correct topology (all lines are
> connected and broken at nodes) is there a "magic" modules
> allowing the creation of areas (parcels) from this vector
> file? [to go the raster way is not an option here due to the
> precision and hence the size of the resulting file]


Could you please be a bit more specific:

- in what format is you correct vector file ?
- does this file contain lines and you want to transform them into areas ?


- If your file is in GRASS format and contains lines that you wish to
transform into areas, you can try v.line2area.

Moritz