v.perturb (1)
NAME
v.perturb - Random location perturbations of vector points.
KEYWORDS
vector, geometry, statistics, random, point pattern
SYNOPSIS
v.perturb
v.perturb --help
v.perturb [-b] input=name [layer=string] output=name [distribution=string] parameters=float[,float,...] [minimum=float] [seed=integer] [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]
Flags:
-b
Do not build topology
Advantageous when handling a large number of points
--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 ('-1' for all layers)
A single vector map can be connected to multiple database tables. This number determines which table to use. When used with direct OGR access this is the layer name.
Default: -1
output=name [required]
Name for output vector map
distribution=string
Distribution of perturbation
Options: uniform, normal
Default: uniform
parameters=float[,float,...] [required]
Parameter(s) of distribution
If the distribution is uniform, only one parameter, the maximum, is needed. For a normal distribution, two parameters, the mean and standard deviation, are required.
minimum=float
Minimum deviation in map units
Default: 0.0
seed=integer
Seed for random number generation
Default: 0
DESCRIPTION
v.perturb reads a vector map of points and writes the same points but perturbs the eastings and northings by adding either a uniform or normal delta value. Perturbation means that a variating spatial deviation is added to the coordinates.
NOTES
The uniform distribution is always centered about zero. The associated parameter is constrained to be positive and specifies the maximum of the distribution; the minimum is the negation of that parameter. Do perturb into a ring around the center, the minimum parameter can be used.
Usually, the mean (first parameter) of the normal distribution is zero (i.e., the distribution is centered at zero). The standard deviation (second parameter) is naturally constrained to be positive.
Output vector points are not guaranteed to be contained within the current geographic region.
SEE ALSO
v.random
v.univar
AUTHOR
James Darrell McCauley
when he was at: Agricultural Engineering Purdue University
Random number generators originally written in FORTRAN by Wes Peterson and translated to C using f2c.
Last changed: $Date: 2011-11-08 13:24:20 -0800 (Tue, 08 Nov 2011) $
SOURCE CODE
Available at: v.perturb source code (history)
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