Geografic-Information-System/scripts/v.what.vect/v.what.vect.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
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#
# MODULE:       v.what.vect
# AUTHOR(S):    Markus Neteler, converted to Python by Glynn Clements
# PURPOSE:      Uploads attributes at the location of vector points to the table.
# COPYRIGHT:    (C) 2005, 2008, 2011 by the GRASS Development Team
#
#               This program is free software under the GNU General Public
#               License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
#               for details.
#
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#%module
#% description: Uploads vector values at positions of vector points to the table.
#% keywords: vector
#% keywords: database
#% keywords: attribute table
#%end

#%option G_OPT_V_MAP
#% label: Name of vector points map for which to edit attributes
#%end
#%option G_OPT_V_FIELD
#%end
#%option G_OPT_DB_COLUMN
#% description: Name of attribute column to be updated with the query result
#% required: yes
#%end
#%option G_OPT_V_MAP
#% key: qmap
#% label: Name of vector map to be queried
#% required : yes
#%end
#%option G_OPT_V_FIELD
#% key: qlayer
#%end
#%option G_OPT_DB_COLUMN
#% key: qcolumn
#% description: Name of attribute column to be queried
#% required: yes
#%end
#%option
#% key: dmax
#% type: double
#% description: Maximum query distance in map units
#% answer: 0.0
#% required: no
#%end

import sys
from grass.script import core as grass

def main():
    return grass.run_command("v.distance",
                             _from = options['map'],
                             to = options['qmap'],
                             column = options['column'],
                             to_column = options['qcolumn'],
                             upload = "to_attr",
                             dmax = options['dmax'],
                             from_layer = options['layer'],
                             to_layer = options['qlayer'])
    
if __name__ == "__main__":
    options, flags = grass.parser()
    sys.exit(main())