Vectors
Importing a Shapefile
Download sample Shapefile points_of_interest.zip and unzip it.
v.in.ogr input=/path/to/points_of_interest.shp output=points_of_interest
Generating a hexagonal grid
g.region vector=points_of_interest res=2000 -pa
v.mkgrid map=hexagons -h
Computing statistics of points in polygons
v.vect.stats points=points_of_interest areas=hexagons count_column=count
v.colors map=hexagons use=attr column=count color=viridis