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PROGRAM:

NAME

v.surf.idw - Provides surface interpolation from vector point data by Inverse Distance
Squared Weighting.

KEYWORDS

vector, surface, interpolation, IDW

SYNOPSIS

v.surf.idw
v.surf.idw --help
v.surf.idw [-n] input=name [layer=string] [column=name] output=name [npoints=count]
[power=float] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:
-n
Don’t index points by raster cell
Slower but uses less memory and includes points from outside region in the
interpolation

--overwrite
Allow output files to overwrite existing files

--help
Print usage summary

--verbose
Verbose module output

--quiet
Quiet module output

--ui
Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:
input=name [required]
Name of input vector map
Or data source for direct OGR access

layer=string
Layer number or name
Vector features can have category values in different layers. This number determines
which layer to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.
Default: 1

column=name
Name of attribute column with values to interpolate
If not given and input is 2D vector map then category values are used. If input is 3D
vector map then z-coordinates are used.

output=name [required]
Name for output raster map

npoints=count
Number of interpolation points
Default: 12

power=float
Power parameter
Greater values assign greater influence to closer points
Default: 2.0

DESCRIPTION

v.surf.idw fills a raster matrix with interpolated values generated from a set of
irregularly spaced vector data points using numerical approximation (weighted averaging)
techniques. The interpolated value of a cell is determined by values of nearby data points
and the distance of the cell from those input points. In comparison with other methods,
numerical approximation allows representation of more complex surfaces (particularly those
with anomalous features), restricts the spatial influence of any errors, and generates the
interpolated surface from the data points.

Values to interpolate are read from column option. If this option is not given than the
program uses categories as values to interpolate or z-coordinates if the input vector map
is 3D.

NOTES

The amount of memory used by this program is related to the number of vector points in the
current region. If the vector point map is very dense (i.e., contains many data points),
the program may not be able to get all the memory it needs from the system. The time
required to execute is related to the resolution of the current region, after an initial
delay determined by the time taken to read the input vector points map.

Note that vector features without category in given layer are skipped.

If the user has a mask set, then interpolation is only done for those cells that fall
within the mask. However, all vector points in the current region are used even if they
fall outside the mask. Vector points outside the current region are not used in the
interpolation. A larger region may be set and a mask used to limit interpolation to a
smaller area if it is desired to use vector points from outside the region in the
interpolation. The -n flag may also be used to achieve a similar result.

If more than npoints fall into one target raster cell, the mean of all the site values
will determine the cell value (unless the -n flag is specified, in which case only the
npoints closest to the centre of the cell will be interpolated).

The power parameter defines an exponential distance weight. Greater values assign greater
influence to values closer to the point to be interpolated. The interpolation function
peaks sharply over the given data points for 0 < p < 1 and more smoothly for larger
values. The default value for the power parameter is 2.

By setting npoints=1, the module can be used to calculate raster Voronoi diagrams
(Thiessen polygons).

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