[GRASS-user] newbie question

[Dylan Beaudette]

On Thursday 18 May 2006 13:24, Peter Manousos wrote:
> Hi..
>
> We have a set of lat/lon contour data we converted into ESRI shape
> file(s).  I am using GRASS to verify the data has been converted
> properly for GIS use by importing/converting the shape file data using
> v.in.shape.  I am then plotting the resultant vector map using d.vect
>
> Although the contours are successfully plotted - the contour labels are
> not.
>
> I do not see in the documentation how plotting of contour labels is
> accomplished from a vector map.  I thought the vector attributes where
> automatically handled if properly stored in the original .dbf file.
>
> What am I missing ?
>
> Pete
>

Welcome aboard. 

vector attributes will not be displayed by default. you can have them shown by 
adding the following flags to d.vect:

d.vect contours disp=shape,attr ... 

you will need to specify the column name containing your contour labels. check 
the d.vect man page for details.

Cheers,

Dylan


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Dylan Beaudette
Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Group
University of California at Davis
530.754.7341