NAME

r.in.shape - Read an ArcView Shapefile (polygons and lines)

SYNOPSIS

r.in.shape in=name out=name [cat=category column] [lab=category label column]

DESCRIPTION

The r.in.shape program is designed to import ArcView Shapefiles (polygons and lines) into GRASS binary raster maps.

OPTIONS

Parameters:

in=name
Name of input shape file. Provide a full path name or the name of a file in the current directory. The .shp extension is required.
out=name
Raster output file.
cat=category_column
Name of the attribute to use as the category number in dig_att. Category column must be integer.
lab=label_column
Name of the attribute to use as the category label in dig_cats.

NOTE

r.in.shape creates ASCII file first and then run r.in.poly.

SEE ALSO

v.in.shape, v.to.rast.

AUTHORS

Radim Blazek (Radim.Blazek@dhv.cz)
Based on Shapelib (http://gdal.velocet.ca/projects/shapelib/)