1r.surf.idw2(1) Grass User's Manual r.surf.idw2(1)
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6 r.surf.idw2 - Surface generation program.
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13 r.surf.idw2 help
14 r.surf.idw2 input=name output=name [npoints=count] [--overwrite]
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16 Flags:
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19 Parameters:
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21 Name of input raster map
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24 Name for output raster map
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27 Number of interpolation points Default: 12
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30 r.surf.idw2 fills a raster matrix with interpolated values generated
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32 tion (weighted averaging) techniques. The interpolated value of a cell
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34 cell from those input points. In comparison with other methods, numer‐
35 ical approximation allows representation of more complex surfaces (par‐
36 ticularly those with anomalous features), restricts the spatial influ‐
37 ence of any errors, and generates the interpolated surface from the
38 data points. It is the most appropriate method to apply to most spa‐
39 tial data. The npoints parameter defines the number of points to use
40 for interpolation. The default is to use the 12 nearest points when
41 interpolating the value for a particular cell.
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44 The amount of memory used by this program is related to the number of
45 non-zero data values in the input map layer. If the input raster map
46 layer is very dense (i.e., contains many non-zero data points), the
47 program may not be able to get all the memory it needs from the system.
48 The time required to execute increases with the number of input data
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51 If the user has a mask set, then interpolation is only done for those
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55 This program does not work with latitude/longitude data bases. Another
56 surface generation program, named r.surf.idw, should be used with lati‐
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67 r.surf.contour, r.surf.idw, r.surf.gauss, r.surf.fractal, r.surf.ran‐
68 dom, r.surf.idw2, v.surf.rst
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71 Michael Shapiro, U.S.Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
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