Vector library in GRASS 7

See also Radim Blažek's TODO​.

File-based spatial index

Done in r38385 and r39148

OGR interface

Capability to read OGR layers directly without linking them via v.external and to write OGR layers directly without need to store data in the native vector format and then exporting data using v.out.ogr.

For more information see Direct OGR read and write access.

Redesign support structures

Reduce memory requirements particularly for points and lines. See #542.

TODO

3D vector data support

TODO

See also:

• ​http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2009-September/046131.html