NAME

       v.net.steiner  - Create Steiner tree for the network and given terminals
       Note that 'Minimum Steiner Tree' problem is NP-hard and heuristic algorithm is used in this module so the
       result may be sub optimal

KEYWORDS

       vector, network, steiner tree

SYNOPSIS

       v.net.steiner
       v.net.steiner help
       v.net.steiner     [-g]     input=name    output=name     [type=string[,string,...]]      [alayer=integer]
       [nlayer=integer]   [acolumn=string]  tcats=range  [nsp=integer]   [--overwrite]  [--verbose]  [--quiet]

   Flags:
       -g
           Use geodesic calculation for longitude-latitude locations

       --overwrite
           Allow output files to overwrite existing files

       --verbose
           Verbose module output

       --quiet
           Quiet module output

   Parameters:
       input=name
           Name of input vector map

       output=name
           Name for output vector map

       type=string[,string,...]
           Arc type
           Options: line,boundary
           Default: line,boundary

       alayer=integer
           Layer number
           Arc layer
           Default: 1

       nlayer=integer
           Layer number
           Node layer (used for terminals)
           Default: 2

       acolumn=string
           Arcs' cost column (for both directions)

       tcats=range
           Category values
           Categories of points on terminals (layer is specified by nlayer)

       nsp=integer
           Number of steiner points (-1 for all possible)
           Default: -1

DESCRIPTION

       v.net.steiner calculates the optimal connection of nodes on a vector network.

       A Steiner tree is used to calculate the minimum-cost vector network connecting some number of  end  nodes
       in a network framework.  For example it could be used to find the path following a road system which will
       minimize the amount of fibre optic cable needed to connect a series of satellite offices.

       Costs  may  be  either  line lengths, or attributes saved in a database table. These attribute values are
       taken as costs of whole segments, not as costs to traverse a length unit (e.g.  meter)  of  the  segment.
       For  example,  if  the  speed limit is 100 km / h, the cost to traverse a 10 km long road segment must be
       calculated as length / speed = 10 km / (100 km/h) = 0.1 h.  Supported are cost assignments for both  arcs
       and nodes.  For areas, costs will be calculated along boundary lines.

       Points representing nodes must be exactly on network nodes, and the input vector map needs to be prepared
       with v.net operation=connect.

EXAMPLE

       Steiner tree for 6 digitized nodes (Spearfish):

       Shortest path, along unimproved roads:

       Fastest path, along highways:

       # Spearfish
       g.copy vect=roads,myroads
       # we have 6 locations to allocate
       echo "1|601653.5|4922869.2|a
       2|608284|4923776.6|b
       3|601845|4914981.9|c
       4|596270|4917456.3|d
       5|593330.8|4924096.6|e
       6|598005.5|4921439.2|f" | v.in.ascii in=- cat=1 x=2 y=3 out=centers col="cat integer, \
                                east double precision, north double precision, label varchar(43)"
       v.db.select centers
       v.category centers op=report
       # type       count        min        max
       # point          6          1          6
       # create lines map connecting points to network (on layer 2)
       v.net myroads points=centers out=myroads_net op=connect thresh=500
       # set up costs as traveling time
       # create unique categories for each road in layer 3
       v.category in=myroads_net out=myroads_net_time opt=add cat=1 layer=3 type=line
       # add new table for layer 3
       v.db.addtable  myroads_net_time  layer=3 col="cat integer,label varchar(43),length double precision,speed
       double precision,cost double precision"
       # copy road type to layer 3
       v.to.db myroads_net_time layer=3 qlayer=1 opt=query qcolumn=label columns=label
       # upload road length in miles
       v.to.db myroads_net_time layer=3 type=line option=length col=length unit=miles
       # set speed limits in miles / hour
       v.db.update myroads_net_time layer=3 col=speed val="5.0"
       v.db.update myroads_net_time layer=3 col=speed val="75.0" where="label='interstate'"
       v.db.update myroads_net_time layer=3 col=speed val="75.0" where="label='primary highway, hard surface'"
       v.db.update myroads_net_time layer=3 col=speed val="50.0" where="label='secondary highway, hard surface'"
       v.db.update  myroads_net_time  layer=3  col=speed  val="25.0"  where="label='light-duty  road,   improved
       surface'"
       v.db.update myroads_net_time layer=3 col=speed val="5.0" where="label='unimproved road'"
       # define traveling costs as traveling time in minutes:
       v.db.update myroads_net_time layer=3 col=cost val="length / speed * 60"
       # shortest path
       v.net.steiner myroads_net_time alayer=3 nlayer=2 tcats=1-6 out=mysteiner_distance
       # fastest path
       v.net.steiner myroads_net_time alayer=3 nlayer=2 acol=cost tcats=1-6 out=mysteiner_time
        To display the result, run for example:
       # display the results
       g.region vect=myroads_net
       # shortest path
       d.mon x0
       d.vect myroads_net
       d.vect -c centers icon=basic/triangle
       d.font Vera
       d.vect centers col=red disp=attr attrcol=label lsize=12
       d.vect mysteiner_distance col=blue width=2
       # fastest path
       d.mon x1
       d.vect myroads_net
       d.vect -c centers icon=basic/triangle
       d.font Vera
       d.vect centers col=red disp=attr attrcol=label lsize=12
       d.vect mysteiner_time col=blue width=2

SEE ALSO

       d.path, v.net, v.net.alloc, v.net.iso, v.net.path, v.net.salesman

AUTHOR

       Radim Blazek, ITC-Irst, Trento, Italy
       Documentation: Markus Neteler, Markus Metz

       Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 01:42:51 -0800 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $

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