#2636: v.buffer, allow selection of columns for opts "distance", "minordistance",
and "angle"
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Reporter: isaacullah | Owner: grass-dev@…
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.0.1
Component: Vector | Version: svn-releasebranch70
Keywords: v.buffer, columns | Platform: Linux
Cpu: x86-64 |
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Currently, v.buffer only allows a column selection for single radius (opt
"column"), but allows the creation of "oblong" buffers using the manual
entry opts "distance", "minordistance", and "angle". v.buffer would be a
lot more useful if these could all simply be column selectable too. For
example, if I have a large vector points file of archaeological site
locations, and I have BOTH a length and width column (and, potentially, a
"site axis direction" column too), then I could make a "buffer" map of the
actual site size and orientation. Currently, in v.buffer, I can only use a
calculated "average" site radius column, and make circular buffers for
these sites.
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