First, keep in mind that GRASS is a GIS, not a graphics program. So you can't just "display" any graphics file. That is not the purpose of GRASS software.
You can visualize a graphics file in the GRASS GIS environment by importing it into an XY location--i.e., where pixel coordinates are not tied to an earth coordinate system. If you want to orient a map that comes in a graphic file format (e.g., a scanned map) so that it can be used in a GIS, you will need to georeference it so that each pixel is mapped to a corresponding earth coordinate system. You can use the georeferencing wizard in GRASS to do this. If you want to display a photo of a place on top of a map, GRASS does not do that. You can save a map to a graphics file and then create your photo/map collage in a program like GIMP or Inkscape. Michael ____________________ C. Michael Barton Director, Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity Professor of Anthropology, School of Human Evolution & Social Change Arizona State University voice: 480-965-6262 (SHESC), 480-727-9746 (CSDC) fax: 480-965-7671 (SHESC), 480-727-0709 (CSDC) www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton, http://csdc.asu.edu On Aug 12, 2011, at 9:00 AM, <grass-dev-requ...@lists.osgeo.org> <grass-dev-requ...@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:55:45 +0530 > From: Sudeep Singh <sudeep...@gmail.com> > Subject: [GRASS-dev] GRASS GIS Map Display > To: GRASS-dev <grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org> > Message-ID: > <CA+an3RkNANW9ANd8BHk1=dhhqg+es2q9cku9eluswr53nyp...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi, > > I want to display an image in GRASS GIS Map Display. I have a PNG file which > I want to display. How should I go about that , if some one has suggestion > for this . > > thanks > sudeep _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
