[GRASS-user] v.dissolve and GADM

[Thomas, Timothy (IFPRI)]

I am grateful for finding the very detailed GADM administrative boundary
files in GRASS format.

I am trying to do a simple thing:  I want to create a vector of level 0
of GADM; i.e., country boundaries.  In principle, this should just
involve using a command like

v.dissolve input=gadm_v1 output=gadm_v1_lev0 col=ISO

When I give that command, I get a segmentation fault using GRASS 6.4 in
Linux, and it suggests using v.build.

When I use v.build, it tells me the COOR files are larger than they
should be.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to move forward?

Thanks!

   Tim

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Timothy S. Thomas, Research Fellow, IFPRI
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