[GRASS-user] Large vector files

[Dylan Beaudette]

Good point. I am not entirely sure. I do know that there can be problems with 
the topology library when files get extremely large: see past messages about 
lidar data and r.in.xyz .

Hamish might have some good input on this....

Cheers,

Dylan

On Thursday 05 October 2006 11:37, Jonathan Greenberg wrote:
> Hmm, I am using the binaries from
> http://www.kyngchaos.com/software/unixport/grass/ --> assuming LFS was
> enabled (I can always recompile if I need to), are there large file issues
> with *vectors* I need to worry about?  The raster LFS is fine, mind you --
> I'm very happy with that.  I'm just a bit fed up with ArcMap's 2gb
> limitation on file sizes, and I'm wondering if GRASS has ESRI beat in
> vector LFS along with the raster LFS...
>
> --j
>
> On 10/5/06 11:43 AM, "Dylan Beaudette" <dylan.beaudette at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 05 October 2006 11:13, Jonathan Greenberg wrote:
> >> I wanted to get some feedback on how well GRASS works with very large
> >> vector files (> 2gb) -- I have a 64 bit mac that I have grass running on
> >> now, so I'm hoping the 64 bit memory system will work -- thoughts?
> >>
> >> --j
> >
> > Hi Jonathan,
> >
> > did you enable large file support ?
> >
> > Cheers,

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