v.in.tiger.scs(1)	      Grass User's Manual	     v.in.tiger.scs(1)



NNAAMMEE
       vv..iinn..ttiiggeerr..ssccss	-  Converts ASCII TIGER data files from the U.S. Dept.
       of Commerce Bureau of the Census.
       _(_S_C_S _G_R_A_S_S _V_e_c_t_o_r _P_r_o_g_r_a_m_)

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       vv..iinn..ttiiggeerr..ssccss
       vv..iinn..ttiiggeerr..ssccss hheellpp
       vv..iinn..ttiiggeerr..ssccss [ --ccvv] ttiigg11==_n_a_m_e ttiigg22==_n_a_m_e oouutt==_n_a_m_e  ccffcc==_n_a_m_e[,_n_a_m_e,...]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       This  program imports Census line features from TIGER records type1 and
       type2 into GRASS vector format.	Both pre-Census and  post-Census  data
       formats can be used.  Specific Census Feature Class Codes (CFCC) can be
       extracted completely or	in  various  combinations.   These  codes  are
       described  in  the TIGER/line Census Files 1990 documemtation available
       from the Bureau of the Census.  An additional feature  code  consisting
       of  the	three  letters "BOU" may also be specified to extract a county
       boundary.  Condensed Record 1 files may be imported with the  -c  flag.
       These  files  should be identified with a trailing "x" character on the
       filename.

CCOOMMMMAANNDD LLIINNEE OOPPTTIIOONNSS
   FFllaaggss::
       --cc     Condensed TIGER file.

       --vv     Verbose output.




   PPaarraammeetteerrss::
       ttiigg11==_n_a_m_e
	      TIGER file 1.

       ttiigg22==_n_a_m_e
	      TIGER file 2.

       oouutt==_n_a_m_e
	      New vector file name.

	      Specific Census Feature Class (CFCC) codes.


EEXXAAMMPPLLEE
       To extract all Primary (A1) and Secondary (A2) roads  from  a  county's
       TIGER files the following command would be used:



	vv..iinn..ttiiggeerr..ssccss ttiigg11==t12113.1 ttiigg22==t12113.2 oouutt==roads
	      ccffcc==A1,A2


       To extract all the Hydrographic features in a county's TIGER files with
       verbose output:



	vv..iinn..ttiiggeerr..ssccss --vv ttiigg11==t12113.1 ttiigg22==t12113.2 oouutt==hydro
	      ccffcc==H


       To extract the county boundary the command would be:



	vv..iinn..ttiiggeerr..ssccss ttiigg11==t12113.1 ttiigg22==t12113.2 oouutt==bou
	      ccffcc==BOU



NNOOTTEESS
       The TIGER files must in sorted order before being used.	 This  can  be
       done by using the following command:
	    sort TGR12113.F21 -o t12113.1
	    sort TGR12113.F22 -o t12113.2
	For consistency the sorted file should be written as above.  It should
       consist of a 't' followed by the State and County FIPS code, then a '.'
       and then a value to identify the record number.


       The  CFCC code 'BOU' used to extract the County Boundary should be used
       alone as it will result in a polygon AREA being created.


       Currently output is in UTM only.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       v.import

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Paul H. Fukuhara, USDA SCS National Cartographic Center



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GRASS 5.0						     v.in.tiger.scs(1)
