[GRASS-user] Re: QGIS GRASS plugin shadedrelief issue

[Markus Neteler]

On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Micha Silver <micha at arava.co.il> wrote:
> On 09/23/2010 10:18 AM, nunosousa84 wrote:
...
>> By the way i
>> notice one think. When trying to open the recovered grass vector layer it
>> seems he automatically devided it in two (one for the lines and one for
>> the points). Well the problem is how am i gona edit a line/point layer (to
>> solve those flat top surfaces)? I could use lines too but the effects would be
>> similar (flat surfaces but smaller). Im afraid i will have to try your
>> suggestion Sab (v.digit). I will see it tomorrow morning. For now thank
>> you.
>>
>>
>
> I think Hamish mentioned this procedure:
> First digitize a new point vector map of the peaks, with elevation in an
> attrib. column. Then convert the points to raster, using the elevation
> attribute as raster value. Now merge this new "point" raster (it should have
> values of zero everywhere except the cells at mountain peaks) with your
> rasterized contours map. And finally recreate the DEM from this combined
> contour+peaks raster.
...
>> So aparently im stuck to how iam i gona be able to make a point/line
>> layer.

Please consider to add suggestions to a Wiki page. We have
 http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Digitizing_Area_Features

maybe we need
 http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Digitizing_Line_Features
? Would be good to create a "best practice" collection.

Markus