[GRASS-user] GADM & Polygon files in general

[Markus Metz]

Thomas, Timothy (IFPRI) wrote:
>
> Does anybody already have GADM in GRASS format?

Yes, version 1.

> Second, is there any way to
> import polygon files more efficiently or effectively?

GRASS 7, Linux 64bit, >4GB RAM -> less than 4 hours for complete
import including cleaning, topologically clean result

Alternatively, only import the polygons of your study area with
options where or spatial or flag -r

Markus M