id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,resolution,keywords,cc,cpu,platform 2651,Increase maximum number of vector points available,dnewcomb,grass-dev@…,"The current number of points in a imported into a vector data layer appears to be limited to a 32 bit integer ( 2 billion) . You are allowed to import more, but the number of points are indicated with a negative number Not sure if the data set is still valid at that point. The primary use case for this is lidar data. The new USGS standard for landscape LiDAR data collection is QL2 , http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/11b4/ , roughly 2 points/meter density. The lidar ground points at this density can exceed the 32 bit integer limit in a 1000 km^2 area (31km x 31km). I already have counties in NC, USA with ground point data that exceed this threshold. Newer LiDAR technologies ( Single Photon, Geiger Mode) with collection densities of 20 points/meter are already available, but r.in.lidar may be more suitable for these data sets in the short term.",enhancement,closed,normal,7.2.0,Vector,svn-trunk,duplicate,"v.in.lidar, lidar, vector point data",,Unspecified,Unspecified