This is the file containing the transect information to be imported. The format of this file is described below in the section "TRANSECT FILE FORMAT"
The transect file is organized one transect per line with at least 4 fields. The fs option specifies the character that is used in the transect information file to separate the fields. If not specified, fields are assumed to be separated by blanks (white space). (Quote the delimeter whenever you are not sure whether it has special meaning in UNIX or not, to avoid the misunderstanding by GRASS.)
This is the length of the transects (default is in grid units, e.g., meters). It is assumed that all transects have the same length. If they do not, then more than one import process must be run to create two or more vector files and the results patched together (using v.patch ).
This is the unit of the transect. It can be meter or foot.
Each transect has a direction or azimuth angle associated with it. The map projection may have a declination associated with it and if the azimuth angles embedded in the transect input file do not account for this declination, it may be specified here.
If title is more than one word, it should always be quoted.
1 709818 5453991 246.0 P CLGR 4 73 1 21 0 0 0 0 1 2 698350 5464162 128.0 P CLGR 0 55 0 36 0 0 0 0 1 3 704615 5461874 190.5 P DEGR 0 34 4 15 0 0 0 0 0Note that the fifth field (i.e., the label) is really everything after the azimuth, not just the P.
This file could be formatted as follows:
1:709818:5453991:246.0:P:CLGR:4:73:1:21:0:0:0:0:1 2:698350:5464162:128.0:P:CLGR:0:55:0:36:0:0:0:0:1 3:704615:5461874:190.5:P:DEGR:0:34:4:15:0:0:0:0:0In this case the fields are separated by a colon so fs=: must be specified on the command line. The labels (starting with the P) would retain the colons (i.e., they are not removed from the label even though they act to define the first 4 fields).
When area transects are required, the transects file should include four (4) more fields for backward, forward, rightside, and leftside distance from the corresponding line transect. The format will be as the following:
1 709818 5453991 246.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 5.0 P CLGR 4 73 1 21 0 0 0 0 1 2 698350 5464162 128.0 5.0 15.0 10.0 25.0 P CLGR 0 55 0 36 0 0 0 0 1 3 704615 5461874 190.5 15.0 20.0 10.0 5.0 P DEGR 0 34 4 15 0 0 0 0 0Note that delimiter could be other than white space in transect file. Vector files of line transects can be generated from the above area transects file by not using -a flag. However, the label will include four (4) more items.