r.dtm.import.nw - GRASS manual

NAME

r.dtm.import.nw - Downloads DTM for Nordrhein-Westfalen and aoi.

KEYWORDS

raster, import, DTM, DGM, open-geodata-germany

SYNOPSIS

r.dtm.import.nw

r.dtm.import.nw --help

r.dtm.import.nw [-kr] [aoi=name] [download_dir=string] [alignment_raster=name] output=name [metadata_file=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; Polygon of the area of interest to set region
download_dir=string: Path to output folder; Path to download folder
alignment_raster=name: Name of raster map, used for raster alignment (if not given, dem extent and region resolution is used)
output=name [required]: Name for output raster map
metadata_file=string: Temporary file for metadata URLs

DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLE
- Import DTM
AUTHORS

DESCRIPTION

r.dtm.import.nw downloads and imports digital terrain model (DTM, in German DGM)
for Nordrhein-Westfalen (NW) and area of interest.
The data can be used when referencing the source:
id: dl-zero-de/2.0,
name: Datenlizenz Deutschland - Zero - Version 2.0,
url: https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/zero-2-0,
source: (c) Landesbetrieb Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen (IT.NRW)

EXAMPLE

Import DTM

Import DTM with native resolution:

r.dtm.import.nw aoi=aoi_NW output=dtm_NW -r

AUTHORS

Victoria-Leandra Brunn, mundialis GmbH & Co. KG
Leon Louwarts, mundialis GmbH & Co. KG

SOURCE CODE

Available at: r.dtm.import.nw source code (history)

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