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Raster_VectorizationService

This service could be used to convert raster data to vector format depending on the type of raster data.

Operation:

rast_to_vect - Scans the raster input map layer, extracts points, lines or area edge features from it, converts data to into a vector map layer.

Request Parameters:

flags
Flags:
Parameter format: string[,string,...]
Options: s,v,z,b
s : Smooth Corners
v : Use raster values as categories instead of unique sequence (CELL only)
z : Write raster values as z coordinate. Table is not created. Currently supported only for points
b : Do not build vector topology (use with care for massive point export)
sourceURL
URL of raster input file
Default format: GeoTIFF
feature
Feature type
Parameter format: string
Options: point,line,area
Default: line
outputFormatType
Format of output file (OGR format)
Parameter format: string
Options: ESRI_Shapefile,MapInfo_File,TIGER,S57,DGN,Memory,CSV,GML,KML,SQLite,ODBC,PostgreSQL
Default: ESRI_Shapefile

Response Parameters:

returnURL
URL of output vector map
returnFormat
Format of output vector map
Default: ESRI_Shapefile

For further informations

ServiceLocation
WSDL
JavaInterface

See also GRASS commands

r.to.vect


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