[GRASS-user] meaning of "geometry"

[Markus Metz]

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Anna Petrášová <kratochanna at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 9:04 AM, Dave Roberts <droberts at montana.edu> wrote:
>> Frequently in GRASS help files or emails in this list the term "geometry" is
>> used.  Is geometry synonymous with a record in the coor file, or does it
>> have a broader meaning?
>
> I would say geometry of features, such as points, lines, boundaries,
> areas.

and centroids. In most cases, the vector features of interest are only
points, lines, and areas.

> Depends on the particular context I guess, could be related to
> topology too.

An example of the context, i.e. a particular manual, would be helpful
for clarification.

Markus M

> I am actually not sure what is in the coor file, but you
> are not supposed to access it directly anyway.
>
> Anna
>
>>
>> Thanks, Dave
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