DESCRIPTION

v.area.weigh rasterizes vector areas using known cell weights. In the output raster, the sum off all cells falling into a given area is identical to the area attribute value used to rasterize the area.

v.area.weigh can add spatial detail to larger areas, if more detailed information is available from other sources. For example, population counts are typically available for administrative areas such as provinces, counties or countries. At the same time, the location of urban areas might be known and can be used to refine spatial detail using v.area.weigh.

SEE ALSO

v.surf.mass, v.to.rast, r.stats.zonal

AUTHOR

Markus Metz

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