[GRASS-user] newbie question

[Hamish]

> 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 ?

You need to use GRASS 6. Vector attributes in GRASS 5 are very limited.

Import is with v.in.ogr, display with (new) d.vect.


good luck,
Hamish