---
name: "t.create"
section: "1grass"
platform: "linux"
package: "grass-doc"
version: "8.4.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/t.create"
---

# t.create(1grass)

Creates a space time dataset.

## NAME

**t.create**  - Creates a space time dataset.

## KEYWORDS

temporal, map management, create, time

## SYNOPSIS

**t.create**\
 **t.create --help**\
 **t.create** **output**=*name*  \[**type**=*name*\]   \[**temporaltype**=*name*\]  **semantictype**=*string* **title**=*string* **description**=*string*  \[--**overwrite**\]  \[--**help**\]  \[--**verbose**\]  \[--**quiet**\]  \[--**ui**\]

### Flags:

- **--overwrite**

  Allow output files to overwrite existing files

- **--help**

  Print usage summary

- **--verbose**

  Verbose module output

- **--quiet**

  Quiet module output

- **--ui**

  Force launching GUI dialog

### Parameters:

- **output**=*name* **\[required\]**

  Name of the output space time dataset

- **type**=*name*

  Type of the output space time dataset\
   Options: *strds, stvds, str3ds*\
   Default: *strds*

- **temporaltype**=*name*

  The temporal type of the space time dataset\
   Options: *absolute, relative*\
   Default: *absolute*

- **semantictype**=*string* **\[required\]**

  Semantic type of the space time dataset\
   Options: *min, max, sum, mean*\
   Default: *mean*

- **title**=*string* **\[required\]**

  Title of the new space time dataset

- **description**=*string* **\[required\]**

  Description of the new space time dataset

## DESCRIPTION

*t.create* is used to create space time datasets of type raster (STRDS), 3D raster (STR3DS) and vector (STVDS).

Space time datasets represent spatio-temporal fields in the temporal GRASS framework. They are designed to collect any amount of time stamped maps with time intervals and time instances. The temporal type of a space time dataset can be absolute (means with a fixed date) or relative (only sequential maps) and must be set during dataset creation along with the name and the description.

Time stamped maps can registered in and unregistered from space time datasets. The spatio-temporal extent as well as the metadata of a space time dataset is derived from its registered maps. Hence the metadata is dependent from the dataset type (raster, 3D raster, vector).

## EXAMPLE

### Absolute STRDS dataset

Create a raster space time datasets\

```
t.create type=strds temporaltype=absolute \
         output=precipitation_monthly \
         title="Monthly precipitation" \
         description="Dataset with monthly precipitation"
```

### Relative STVDS dataset

Create a vector space time datasets\

```
t.create type=stvds temporaltype=relative \
         output=precipitation_monthly_30y \
         title="Monthly precipitation 30 years" \
         description="Test dataset with monthly average \
         precipitation in the last 30 year"
```

## SEE ALSO

*t.register,* *t.remove,* *t.info*

## AUTHOR

Sören Gebbert, Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: t.create source code (history)

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