g.region.area - GRASS GIS manual

NAME

g.region.area - Computes the current region extent or the size of the map in square meters and compares it with the user defined maximum.

KEYWORDS

general, area, vector

SYNOPSIS

g.region.area

g.region.area --help

g.region.area [-t] [map=name] [maximum=float] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-t: Do not throw error, if region area is greater than the maximum
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

map=name: Name of input vector map; Input vector map to compute the area, if not set the current region is used
maximum=float: Maximum area in sqm for comparison

DESCRIPTION
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS

DESCRIPTION

g.region.area converts the current region extent or the size of the map to a vector area and computes the area in sqm. If maximum is set, the script checks if the region area is less than the given maximum.

AUTHORS

Anika Weinmann and Guido Riembauer, mundialis

SOURCE CODE

Available at: g.region.area source code (history)

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