NAME¶

v.net.flow - Computes the maximum flow between two sets of nodes in the network.

KEYWORDS¶

vector, network, flow

SYNOPSIS¶

v.net.flow v.net.flow help v.net.flow input=name [layer=integer] output=name cut=name [afcolumn=name] [ abcolumn=name] [source_layer=integer] [source_cats= range] [source_where=sql_query] [sink_layer= integer] [sink_cats=range] [sink_where= sql_query] [--overwrite] [--verbose] [-- quiet]

Flags:¶

--overwrite

 

Allow output files to overwrite existing files

--verbose

 

Verbose module output

--quiet

 

Quiet module output

Parameters:¶

input=name

 

Name of input vector map

layer=integer

 

Layer number

 

A single vector map can be connected to multiple database tables. This number determines which table to use.

 

Default: 1

output=name

 

Name for output vector map

cut=name

 

Name for output vector map containing a minimum cut

afcolumn=name

 

Name of arc forward/both direction(s) capacity column

abcolumn=name

 

Name of arc backward direction capacity column

source_layer=integer

 

Source layer number or name

 

A single vector map can be connected to multiple database tables. This number determines which table to use.

 

Default: 1

source_cats=range

 

Source category values

 

Example: 1,3,7-9,13

source_where=sql_query

 

Source WHERE conditions of SQL statement without 'where' keyword

 

Example: income = 10000

sink_layer=integer

 

Sink layer number or name

 

A single vector map can be connected to multiple database tables. This number determines which table to use.

 

Default: 1

sink_cats=range

 

Sink category values

 

Example: 1,3,7-9,13

sink_where=sql_query

 

Sink WHERE conditions of SQL statement without 'where' keyword

 

Example: income = 10000

DESCRIPTION¶

v.net.flow computes the maximum flow and minimum cut between two sets of nodes.

NOTES¶

The two sets of nodes are called sources and sink and v.net.flow finds the maximimum flow from the former to the latter ones. Edge capacities can be specified by afcolumn for forward direction and abcolumn for backward direction. If the latter parameter is ommited then the same capacity is used in either direction. The sets are given by the respective cats, layer and where parameters. Maximum flow corresponds to the maximum amount of water possibly flowing through the network preserving the capacity constraints and minimum cut to the set of edges of minimum total capacity completely separating sources from sinks. The cut produced by this module corresponds to the first fully saturated edges from sources to sinks. An attribute table containing the flow information is linked to the output map. The table consists of two columns: cat and flow and stores the flow along each line. Negative flow means that "water" is flowing in the backward direction. Cut map contains the edges in the minimum cut. A famous result says that the total amount of water flowing is equal to the minimum cut.

EXAMPLES¶

Find maximum flow from factories to stores using SPEED for the capacities. v.net.flow input=roads output=roads_flow cut=roads_cut afcolumn=SPEED \
source_where="type=factory" sink_where="type=store" If all the capacties are one then the minimum cut corresponds to the minimum number of edges separating sources from sinks. v.net.flow input=network output=flow cut=cut afcolumn=ones \
source_cats=1-10 sink_cats=100-100

SEE ALSO¶

v.net, v.net.connectivity

AUTHORS¶

Daniel Bundala, Google Summer of Code 2009, Student Wolf Bergenheim, Mentor Last changed: $Date: 2013-05-23 22:01:55 +0200 (Thu, 23 May 2013) $ Full index © 2003-2014 GRASS Development Team