v.concave.hull - GRASS GIS manual

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NAME

v.concave.hull - Creates a concave hull around points.

KEYWORDS

vector, geometry, alpha shape

SYNOPSIS

v.concave.hull

v.concave.hull --help

v.concave.hull input=name output=name [threshold=float] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

--overwrite: Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

input=name [required]: Input points; Or data source for direct OGR access
output=name [required]: Name for output vector map
threshold=float: Lower values make the hull more concave; Options: 0-10; Default: 7

DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
- Creating a convex and a concave hull
- Creating Alpha shapes
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR

DESCRIPTION

v.concave.hull creates a concave hull around points. Contrary to a convex hull, a concave hull can describe the shape of a point cloud.

EXAMPLES

Creating a convex and a concave hull

Creating a convex and a concave hull around schools_wake in the North Carolina sample dataset:

v.hull in=schools_wake out=schools_wake_convex
v.concave.hull in=schools_wake out=schools_wake_concave

Convex hull around schools:

convex hull

Concave hull around schools:

concave hull

Creating Alpha shapes

Alpha shapes around points (left: threshold=8; right: threshold=0.5):

Alpha shape threshold=8 Alpha shape threshold=0.5

AUTHOR

Markus Metz

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.concave.hull source code (history)

Latest change: Mon Jun 28 07:54:09 2021 in commit: 1cfc0af029a35a5d6c7dae5ca7204d0eb85dbc55