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Note: This addon document is for an older version of GRASS GIS that will be discontinued soon. You should upgrade your GRASS GIS installation, and read the current addon manual page.

NAME

v.out.png - Export vector map as PNG

KEYWORDS

vector, export, PNG

SYNOPSIS

v.out.png
v.out.png --help
v.out.png [-w] input=name output=name [rgb_column=string] [compression=integer] [width=integer] [height=integer] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-w
Output world file
--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]
Name of input vector map
Or data source for direct OGR access
output=name [required]
Name for new PNG file
Name for output file
rgb_column=string
Name of color definition column
compression=integer
Compression level of PNG file
(0 = none, 1 = fastest, 9 = best)
Options: 0-9
Default: 6
width=integer
Width of PNG file
Default: 640
height=integer
Height of PNG file
Default: 480

Table of contents

DESCRIPTION

v.out.png exports a GRASS vector map in non-georeferenced Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image format, respecting the current region resolution and bounds. By default it look for a color table, set using v.colors you can also set the attribute table where read the feature color.

Optionally the user can choose to export a World File (.wld) to provide basic georeferencing support using the -w flag.

SEE ALSO

r.out.png, r.out.gdal, r.in.png, v.colors.png

AUTHORS

Luca Delucchi
World file support by Anika Bettge and Markus Neteler

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.out.png source code (history)

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


Note: This addon document is for an older version of GRASS GIS that will be discontinued soon. You should upgrade your GRASS GIS installation, and read the current addon manual page.

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