DESCRIPTION

The module t.register is designed to register raster, 3D raster and vector maps in the temporal database and in specific space time datasets. This module must be used to assign time stamps to raster, 3D raster and vector maps. The existing timestamp modules r.timestamp, r3.timestamp and v.timestamp do not register the maps in the temporal database of GRASS. However, timestamps that have been created with these modules can be read and used by t.register. This works only for maps that are not already registered in the temporal database.

This module supports absolute and relative time. Maps can be registered by command line argument (a list of comma separated map names) or using an input file. The start time, the end time and a temporal increment can be provided by command line or in the input file. End time and increment are mutual exclusive. The user can register single maps or a list of maps at once. Maps can be registered in several space time datasets using the same timestamp.

Start time and end time with absolute time must be provided using the format yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS +HHMM. It is supported to specify only the date yyyy-mm-dd. In case of relative time the temporal unit (years, months, days, hours, minutes or seconds) must be provided. The relative start time, end time and the increment are integers.

Note

The timestamps of registered maps will be stored in the temporal database and in the metadata of the grass maps in the spatial database. This assures that timestamps can always be accessed with (r|r3|v).timestamp and the temporal modules. Timestamps should only be modified with t.register because the (r|r3|v).timestamp modules have no access to the temporal database.

INPUT FILE FORMAT

Specification of map names: 
prec_1
prec_2
prec_3
prec_4
prec_5
prec_6
Specification of map names and the absolute start time (date) of the time instances: 
prec_1|2001-01-01
prec_2|2001-02-01
prec_3|2001-03-01
prec_4|2001-04-01
prec_5|2001-05-01
prec_6|2001-06-01
Specification of map names and the absolute time stamp (datetime): 
terra_lst_day20020113|2002-01-13 10:30
terra_lst_day20020114|2002-01-14 10:30
terra_lst_day20020115|2002-01-15 10:30
terra_lst_day20020116|2002-01-16 10:30
terra_lst_day20020117|2002-01-17 10:30
Specification of the map name and the absolute time interval with start and end time: 
prec_1|2001-01-01|2001-04-01
prec_2|2001-04-01|2001-07-01
prec_3|2001-07-01|2001-10-01
prec_4|2001-10-01|2002-01-01
prec_5|2002-01-01|2002-04-01
prec_6|2002-04-01|2002-07-01

EXAMPLE

North Carolina dataset

Register maps in a absolute space time dataset, creating a time interval 
t.register -i type=raster input=precipitation_monthly \
    maps=`g.list rast patt=*precip* sep=,` start=2009-01-01 \
    increment="1 months"

Synthetic maps

In this example we create 6 raster maps that will be registered in a single space time raster dataset named precip_abs using a monthly temporal granularity. The -i flag generates interval time. The generated timestamps will be inspected using r.timestamp and t.rast.list. We will register an additional map with a timetsamp that was set with r.timestamp. 
r.mapcalc expr="prec_1 = 100"
r.mapcalc expr="prec_2 = 200"
r.mapcalc expr="prec_3 = 300"
r.mapcalc expr="prec_4 = 400"
r.mapcalc expr="prec_5 = 500"
r.mapcalc expr="prec_6 = 600"

t.create type=strds temporaltype=absolute \
    output=precip_abs title="Example" \
    descr="Example"

t.register -i type=raster input=precip_abs \
    maps=prec_1,prec_2,prec_3,prec_4,prec_5,prec_6 \
    start="2001-01-01" increment="1 months"

r.timestamp prec_1
1 Jan 2001 00:00:00 / 1 Feb 2001 00:00:00

r.timestamp prec_2
1 Feb 2001 00:00:00 / 1 Mar 2001 00:00:00

t.rast.list input=precip_abs

name|mapset|start_time|end_time
prec_1|PERMANENT|2001-01-01 00:00:00|2001-02-01 00:00:00
prec_2|PERMANENT|2001-02-01 00:00:00|2001-03-01 00:00:00
prec_3|PERMANENT|2001-03-01 00:00:00|2001-04-01 00:00:00
prec_4|PERMANENT|2001-04-01 00:00:00|2001-05-01 00:00:00
prec_5|PERMANENT|2001-05-01 00:00:00|2001-06-01 00:00:00
prec_6|PERMANENT|2001-06-01 00:00:00|2001-07-01 00:00:00

r.mapcalc expr="prec_7 = 700"
r.timestamp map=prec_7 date="1 jul 2001 / 1 aug 2001"

t.register type=raster input=precip_abs maps=prec_7

t.rast.list input=precip_abs

name|mapset|start_time|end_time
prec_1|PERMANENT|2001-01-01 00:00:00|2001-02-01 00:00:00
prec_2|PERMANENT|2001-02-01 00:00:00|2001-03-01 00:00:00
prec_3|PERMANENT|2001-03-01 00:00:00|2001-04-01 00:00:00
prec_4|PERMANENT|2001-04-01 00:00:00|2001-05-01 00:00:00
prec_5|PERMANENT|2001-05-01 00:00:00|2001-06-01 00:00:00
prec_6|PERMANENT|2001-06-01 00:00:00|2001-07-01 00:00:00
prec_7|PERMANENT|2001-07-01 00:00:00|2001-08-01 00:00:00

SEE ALSO

t.create, t.info

AUTHOR

Sören Gebbert, Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture

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