[GRASS-user] snapping points to lines issue

[Moritz Lennert]

On 14/03/16 19:13, Bartolomei.Chris wrote:
> Has anyone had issues using the v.clean, v.distance, v.patch, v.clean trick to snap points to a nearby set of lines?
> I am running GRASS version 6.4.4 on a Windows 7 PC.
> I have USGS stream gauge locations I am trying to snap to a stream and then create a network ...
> there are 15 gauges located from 1.9 to 260 meters from my stream vector and using the above process only 11 of the 15 "snap" to the stream...
> I have attached the mapset containing all of the data and maps, a text copy of the commands I use in my shell script, and a readme with set-up instructions if you want to use my mapset...
> I also included a few images of what is happening for a quick visual.
> The grey circles are the gauge locations and the red triangles are the "snapped" points on the stream vector.
> The problem does not seem to be related to distance (failed points are from 2 to 260m away, successful ones are in a similar range)
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Try v.net option=connect. Use the '-s' flag if you want to snap the 
points to the network.

Moritz