NAME

       v.in.sites  - Converts a GRASS site_lists file into a vector map.

KEYWORDS

       vector, import, sites

SYNOPSIS

       v.in.sites
       v.in.sites help
       v.in.sites input=string output=name  [--overwrite]  [--verbose]  [--quiet]

   Flags:
       --overwrite
           Allow output files to overwrite existing files

       --verbose
           Verbose module output

       --quiet
           Quiet module output

   Parameters:
       input=string
           Name of site input file

       output=name
           Name for output vector map

DESCRIPTION

       v.in.sites  converts  GRASS  site_lists  file  into  vector  format.   Site_lists file values are used as
       category values.

NOTE

       The requirements of the site_lists file are standard (i.e., a regular site_lists file format is required)
       name|test
       desc|Imported from points shapefile test.shp.
       time|3 Feb 2003 15:09:11 +0000
       3571629.904|5943214.399|#1
       3571323.64|5944517.464|#2
        Format example of old GRASS site_lists

       easting|northing|[z|[d4|]...][#category_int] [ [@attr_text OR %flt] ... ]
        In case of a 3D sites file, the module generates a 3D  vector  map.   Attributes  are  written  into  an
       attribute table.

EXAMPLE

       v.in.sites in=sites_file out=vector_map

AUTHOR

       R.L. Glenn, USDA, SCS, NHQ-CGIS
       Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy

       Last changed: $Date: 2006-01-02 06:44:52 -0800 (Mon, 02 Jan 2006) $

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GRASS 6.4.3                                                                                   v.in.sites(1grass)