## DESCRIPTION

v.in.mapgen allows the user to import Mapgen or Matlab vector maps into GRASS.

## NOTES

This module only imports data into vector lines.

The user can get coastline data in Mapgen or Matlab format from NOAA's Coastline Extractor at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/shorelines.html.

Matlab vector line maps are simply a series of "x y" data points. Lines are separated by a row containing `NaN NaN`. Output from Matlab with this command:

        save filename.txt arrayname -ASCII

The user can import 3D lines from Matlab by exporting a 3 column array and using the -z flag.

## SEE ALSO

v.in.ascii

## AUTHORS

Based on v.in.mapgen.sh for GRASS 5.0 by Andreas Lange
Rewritten for GRASS 6 by Hamish Bowman