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overlapping areas or small gaps between polygons), the import might
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need to be repeated using a larger <em>snap</em> value.
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+<!-- TODO: add hints for latlong -->
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+
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+<p>
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+The <em>snap</em> threshold defines the maximal distance from one to another
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+vertex in map units (for latitude-longitude locations in degree). If there
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+is no other vertex within <em>snap</em> distance, no snapping will be done.
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+Note that a too large value can severely damage area topology, beyond repair.
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+<p>
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+<i>Post-processing:</i> Snapped boundaries may need to be cleaned with
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+<em>v.clean</em>, using its tools <em>break,rmdupl,rmsa</em>. For details,
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+refer to the <em>v.clean</em> manual page.
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<h2>EXAMPLE</h2>
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@@ -29,6 +40,7 @@ v.import input=research_area.shp output=research_area extent=input
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<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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<em>
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+<a href="v.clean.html">v.clean</a>,
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<a href="v.in.ogr.html">v.in.ogr</a>,
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<a href="v.proj.html">v.proj</a>
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</em>
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