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NAME

r.centroids - Creates vector map of centroids from raster of "clumps".

KEYWORDS

raster, centroid, clumps, vector, centerpoint

SYNOPSIS

r.centroids
r.centroids --help
r.centroids input=name output=name [--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]
Raster map of clumps, clusters of same-valued pixels
output=name [required]
Name for output vector map

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DESCRIPTION

r.centroids is a wrapper function for r.volume that computes the center point of raster clumps of data (neighboring, same-valued pixels). The centroids will always fall within the clump so they may not be the true, mathematical centroid. The centroids will always fall at the center of a pixel.

r.centroids requires an input raster containing clumps of data such as the output of r.clump.

EXAMPLES

Find the centroids of the basins map (North Carolina sample dataset). First, set computational area.
g.region raster=basin_50K
Then, compute the centroids.
r.centroids input=basin_50K output=centroids50K
r.centroids results

SEE ALSO

r.volume r.clump

AUTHOR

Caitlin Haedrich, Center for Geospatial Analytics, North Carolina State University, January, 2021.

SOURCE CODE

Available at: r.centroids source code (history)

Latest change: Monday Jan 30 19:52:26 2023 in commit: cac8d9d848299297977d1315b7e90cc3f7698730


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