[GRASSLIST:4824] Re: transition probability

[Dylan Beaudette]

On Saturday 13 November 2004 12:45 am, you wrote:
> Dylan Beaudette wrote:
> > If it hasn't, I am wondering if there are a couple of vector commands
> > that could do the following:
> >
> > given an input polygon map of several categories, and a line drawn across
> > these categories,
> >
> > 1. sample the polygon boundaries(and their respective category) that the
> > line intersects
> >
> > 2. put the above information into a new vector line that contains line
> > segments that have an attribute that matches the category of the polygon
> > that they intersected.
>
> v.overlay
>
> Radim

Thanks for the idea. One quick question: I noticed in the manual for v.overaly 
(5.7-cvs) that:
"v.overlay allows the user to overlay to vector area maps."

Therefore I am wondering if this will work with a line....

Thanks,

-- 
Dylan Beaudette
Soil Science Graduate Group
University of California at Davis