r.dop.import - GRASS manual

NAME

r.dop.import - Downloads and imports DOPs for specified federal state and AOI

KEYWORDS

raster, import, imagery, download, DOP, open-geodata-germany

SYNOPSIS

r.dop.import

r.dop.import --help

r.dop.import [-kr] [aoi=name] [federal_state=string[,string,...]] [federal_state_file=name] [local_data_dir=name] [download_dir=string] [hist_year=string] output=name [nprocs=integer] [memory=memory in MB] [metadata=string] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

-k: Keep downloaded data in the download directory
-r: Use native data resolution
--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:

aoi=name: Name of input vector map; Vector map to restrict DOPs import to
federal_state=string[,string,...]: Federal state(s) related to the area of interest, e.g.: "Nordrhein-Westfalen"; Options: Baden-Württemberg, BW, Bayern, BY, Berlin, BE, Brandenburg, BB, Hamburg, HH, Nordrhein-Westfalen, NW, Sachsen, SN, Thüringen, TH, Rheinland-Pfalz, RP, Niedersachsen, NI
federal_state_file=name: Path to text file containing the federal state(s) related to the area of interest
local_data_dir=name: Directory with raster map of DOPs to import (e.g. VRT)
download_dir=string: Path of output folder; Path of download folder
hist_year=string: Download historic data for given year (Note: Currently only supported for NW)
output=name [required]: Name for output raster map
nprocs=integer: Number of parallel processes; Number of cores for multiprocessing, -2 is the number of available cores - 1; Default: -2
memory=memory in MB: Maximum memory to be used (in MB); Cache size for raster rows; Default: 300
metadata=string: Path to metadata output file (markdown format); Default:

DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLE
AUTHORS

DESCRIPTION

r.dop.import downloads digital orthophotos (DOPs) for specified federal state and area of interest, stores it in a local directory and creates a single file of DOPs in GRASS. Implemented federal state options are:

Baden-Württemberg (BW)
Bayern (BY)
Berlin (BE)
Brandenburg (BB)
Hessen (HE)
Niedersachsen (NI)
Nordrhein-Westfalen (NW)
Rheinland-Pfalz (RP)
Sachsen (SN)
Thüringen (TH)

EXAMPLE

r.dop.import fs=Nordrhein-Westfalen aoi=Polygon_BonnBeuel output=NRW_DOP_output

AUTHORS

Johannes Halbauer, mundialis GmbH & Co.
KG
Anika Weinmann, mundialis GmbH & Co. KG
Lina Krisztian, mundialis GmbH & Co. KG
Julia Haas, mundialis GmbH & Co. KG
Victoria-Leandra Brunn, mundialis GmbH & Co.
KG

SOURCE CODE

Available at: r.dop.import source code (history)

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