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GRASS-Wiki

2007-07-12T03:55:03Z

⚠️Jeff: /* Getting started */

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== Welcome to the GRASS-Wiki ==
<div align="right">''''' A Wiki is a collaborative help system '''''</div>
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[http://grass.itc.it The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System], commonly referred to as '''GRASS''', is a Geographic Information System ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gis GIS]) used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization. GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial settings around the world, as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental consulting companies. GRASS WIKI offers the official community platform of the GRASS GIS project.

On this Wiki, you can get and contribute to GRASS related information, documents and add-ons programs.

=== Getting started ===
* [[GRASS Help|GRASS Help and Getting Started]]
* [[GRASS Documents|Full GRASS Documentation]]
* [[Installation Guide]] for precompiled binaries
* [[Faq|FAQ]] Faq external [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH8K0bPc-BE]

=== Community ===
* [[GRASS Community]]: Getting in touch
* [[GRASS migration hints|Migrating to GRASS]]
* [[GRASS Blogger]]
* Get involved: [[Project jobs]]
* [http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/wiki/Special:Recentchanges?feed=rss RSS feed] of recent changes of this Wiki

=== Development ===
* [[Development|GRASS Development]]
* [[Release Roadmap]]
* [[Compile and Install]] of Source Code

=== Download ===
* [[GRASS AddOns]]
* [[Promotional material]]

Release Roadmap

2007-07-12T03:51:03Z

⚠️Jeff: /* GRASS 8.N */

=== GRASS 7.x ===

* [[GRASS 7 ideas collection]]

[[Category:Development]]
[[Category:Release Roadmap]]

You may need to use this external link [http://www.dancingbush.com/]

== GRASS 8.N ==
You will have to go through this link to get the latest GRASS 8.N [http://www.smellypoop.com/] N

If that does not work, you will have to use this [http://www.madblast.com/funny/1750_im-too-sexy-for-my-granny.html]

Release Roadmap

2007-07-12T03:46:24Z

⚠️Jeff: /* GRASS 7.x */

A bit of planning ahead...

What are these release numbers?

Version number scheme:
* first number: major release number
* secondary number: minor release number (stable/development indicator)
* third number: revision

Using this scheme, version numbers have a very clear meaning:
* new revision == bugs have been fixed, go grab it and install it.
* new minor == new features are available, source compatibility _and_ binary
compatibility for existing applications are garanteed
* new major == beware! Old (ugly) libraries have been dropped. Database
compatibility may be broken, you have to migrate your database to
the new formats and adjust your custom scripts (next is GRASS 7)

It is important to regularly release stable versions to get them included into
the major software distributions.

Motivation: release often - try 1-2 stable releases per year

=== Testing ===

* please take a look at [[Testing GRASS software]]

=== Suck on my balls ===

You know it ASSHOLE!

=== GRASS 6.0.x ===
Note: 6.0.x is a release branch, separated from HEAD. It's frozen.

* GRASS 6.0.0 released 10 Mar 2005
* GRASS 6.0.1 released 22 Aug 2005
* GRASS 6.0.2 released 22 Feb 2006
* no longer actively maintained once 6.2.0 is published

=== GRASS 6.1.x ===

Note: 6.1.x is a release branch (tag: "releasebranch_6_1"), separated from HEAD.
It's frozen and closed.

* [[GRASS 6.1 Feature Plan]]
* GRASS 6.1.0 released 11 Aug 2006

=== GRASS 6.2.x ===

Note: 6.2.x is a release branch (tag: "releasebranch_6_2"), separated from HEAD.
It's frozen, only critical bugs will be fixed.

* [[GRASS 6.2 Feature Plan]]
* 6.2.0beta1 released 28 August 2006
* 6.2.0beta2 released 30 August 2006
* 6.2.0beta3 released 18 September 2006
* 6.2.0RC1 released 26 September 2006
* 6.2.0RC2 released 6 October 2006
* 6.2.0RC3 released 24 October 2006
* [http://grass.itc.it/announces/announce_grass620.html 6.2.0 released 31 October 2006]
* [http://grass.itc.it/announces/announce_grass621.html 6.2.1 released 12 December 2006]
* 6.2.2RC1 released 29 May 2007 ([http://grass.itc.it/announces/announce_grass622.html draft announcement])

=== GRASS 6.3.x ===
* Corresponds to CVS-HEAD
* open to major enhancements

* [[GRASS 6.3 Feature Plan]]

=== GRASS 7.x ===

* [[GRASS 7 ideas collection]]

[[Category:Development]]
[[Category:Release Roadmap]]

You may need to use this external link [http://www.dancingbush.com/]

== GRASS 8.N ==
You will have to go through this link to get the latest GRASS 8.N [http://www.smellypoop.com/] N

Release Roadmap

2007-07-12T03:45:07Z

⚠️Jeff: /* GRASS 7.x */

A bit of planning ahead...

What are these release numbers?

Version number scheme:
* first number: major release number
* secondary number: minor release number (stable/development indicator)
* third number: revision

Using this scheme, version numbers have a very clear meaning:
* new revision == bugs have been fixed, go grab it and install it.
* new minor == new features are available, source compatibility _and_ binary
compatibility for existing applications are garanteed
* new major == beware! Old (ugly) libraries have been dropped. Database
compatibility may be broken, you have to migrate your database to
the new formats and adjust your custom scripts (next is GRASS 7)

It is important to regularly release stable versions to get them included into
the major software distributions.

Motivation: release often - try 1-2 stable releases per year

=== Testing ===

* please take a look at [[Testing GRASS software]]

=== Suck on my balls ===

You know it ASSHOLE!

=== GRASS 6.0.x ===
Note: 6.0.x is a release branch, separated from HEAD. It's frozen.

* GRASS 6.0.0 released 10 Mar 2005
* GRASS 6.0.1 released 22 Aug 2005
* GRASS 6.0.2 released 22 Feb 2006
* no longer actively maintained once 6.2.0 is published

=== GRASS 6.1.x ===

Note: 6.1.x is a release branch (tag: "releasebranch_6_1"), separated from HEAD.
It's frozen and closed.

* [[GRASS 6.1 Feature Plan]]
* GRASS 6.1.0 released 11 Aug 2006

=== GRASS 6.2.x ===

Note: 6.2.x is a release branch (tag: "releasebranch_6_2"), separated from HEAD.
It's frozen, only critical bugs will be fixed.

* [[GRASS 6.2 Feature Plan]]
* 6.2.0beta1 released 28 August 2006
* 6.2.0beta2 released 30 August 2006
* 6.2.0beta3 released 18 September 2006
* 6.2.0RC1 released 26 September 2006
* 6.2.0RC2 released 6 October 2006
* 6.2.0RC3 released 24 October 2006
* [http://grass.itc.it/announces/announce_grass620.html 6.2.0 released 31 October 2006]
* [http://grass.itc.it/announces/announce_grass621.html 6.2.1 released 12 December 2006]
* 6.2.2RC1 released 29 May 2007 ([http://grass.itc.it/announces/announce_grass622.html draft announcement])

=== GRASS 6.3.x ===
* Corresponds to CVS-HEAD
* open to major enhancements

* [[GRASS 6.3 Feature Plan]]

=== GRASS 7.x ===

* [[GRASS 7 ideas collection]]

[[Category:Development]]
[[Category:Release Roadmap]]

[http://www.dancingbush.com/]

== GRASS 8.N ==
You will have to go through this link to get the latest GRASS 8.N [http://www.smellypoop.com/] N

Release Roadmap

2007-07-12T03:38:28Z

⚠️Jeff: /* GRASS 7.x */

A bit of planning ahead...

What are these release numbers?

Version number scheme:
* first number: major release number
* secondary number: minor release number (stable/development indicator)
* third number: revision

Using this scheme, version numbers have a very clear meaning:
* new revision == bugs have been fixed, go grab it and install it.
* new minor == new features are available, source compatibility _and_ binary
compatibility for existing applications are garanteed
* new major == beware! Old (ugly) libraries have been dropped. Database
compatibility may be broken, you have to migrate your database to
the new formats and adjust your custom scripts (next is GRASS 7)

It is important to regularly release stable versions to get them included into
the major software distributions.

Motivation: release often - try 1-2 stable releases per year

=== Testing ===

* please take a look at [[Testing GRASS software]]

=== GRASS 5.4.x ===
Note: 5.4.x is a release branch, separated from HEAD. It's frozen.

* GRASS 5.4.0 released 5 Nov 2004
* only critical bugs are fixed in the 5.5-CVS repository "grass", HEAD (note: grass6/ is a separate repository).
* CVS version supports GRASS 6 WIND files (3D region settings don't cause an error)

=== GRASS 6.0.x ===
Note: 6.0.x is a release branch, separated from HEAD. It's frozen.

* GRASS 6.0.0 released 10 Mar 2005
* GRASS 6.0.1 released 22 Aug 2005
* GRASS 6.0.2 released 22 Feb 2006
* no longer actively maintained once 6.2.0 is published

=== GRASS 6.1.x ===

Note: 6.1.x is a release branch (tag: "releasebranch_6_1"), separated from HEAD.
It's frozen and closed.

* [[GRASS 6.1 Feature Plan]]
* GRASS 6.1.0 released 11 Aug 2006

=== GRASS 6.2.x ===

Note: 6.2.x is a release branch (tag: "releasebranch_6_2"), separated from HEAD.
It's frozen, only critical bugs will be fixed.

* [[GRASS 6.2 Feature Plan]]
* 6.2.0beta1 released 28 August 2006
* 6.2.0beta2 released 30 August 2006
* 6.2.0beta3 released 18 September 2006
* 6.2.0RC1 released 26 September 2006
* 6.2.0RC2 released 6 October 2006
* 6.2.0RC3 released 24 October 2006
* [http://grass.itc.it/announces/announce_grass620.html 6.2.0 released 31 October 2006]
* [http://grass.itc.it/announces/announce_grass621.html 6.2.1 released 12 December 2006]
* 6.2.2RC1 released 29 May 2007 ([http://grass.itc.it/announces/announce_grass622.html draft announcement])

=== GRASS 6.3.x ===
* Corresponds to CVS-HEAD
* open to major enhancements

* [[GRASS 6.3 Feature Plan]]

=== GRASS 7.x ===

* [[GRASS 7 ideas collection]]

[[Category:Development]]
[[Category:Release Roadmap]]

== GRASS 8.N ==
You will have to go through this link to get the latest GRASS 8.N [http://www.smellypoop.com/] N

GRASS Help

2007-07-12T03:36:15Z

⚠️Jeff: /* First Day Documentation */

== Getting Started ==

''Most tutorials and examples will use the [[GRASS_Help#Sample_Dataset | Spearfish County, SD]] sample dataset.''

=== Installation ===

* Covered in the [[Installation Guide]]

=== Frequently Asked Questions ===

* [[Faq|FAQ]]
* You can contact GRASS users in [[How to participate in IRC communication|IRC]]

=== First Day Documentation ===

* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass63/manuals/html63_user/helptext.html GRASS Quickstart] help page
* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass63/manuals/html63_user/index.html GRASS help pages] including basic introductions

* [[Gis Concepts|Basic GIS concepts]] and how GRASS implements them

==== Short tutorials ====
* [http://wwwamb.bologna.enea.it/forgrass/documents/Grass-6-Visual-Tutorial.pdf Visual Tutorial for GRASS 6.0] by L. Moretti (for non-UNIX people, GUI)

* [http://mpa.itc.it/markus/osg05/ GRASS 6 in a nutshell] by M. Neteler (short tutorial, also translated to Spanish and French)

* The [[GRASS 6 Tutorial]] (a work in progress)

* [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/lit_html/grass60_v1.2_en/index.html An introduction to the practical use of the Free Geographical Information System GRASS 6.0] by GDF Hannover[[[[Link title]][[[[Link title]][[[[Link title]]
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* [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/media.php?id=0&lg=en More tutorials] from GDF Hannover

==== Textbook ====

* [http://mpa.itc.it/grasstutor/index.phtml Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach. 2nd ed.] by M. Neteler and H. Mitasova (Book; focus is on GRASS 5, but all chapters still valid except vector/sites for that read the [http://mpa.itc.it/grasstutor/grass6/ updates page])

==== Individual modules ====

* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/gdp/grassmanuals/grass63_module_list.pdf Synopsis of GRASS modules] (PDF, 71k) ''Create current list with'' "<tt>make html2pdfdoc</tt>" or "<tt>cd tools; ./module_synopsis.sh</tt>" ''in GRASS 6.3+''

* Individual GRASS module [http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass63/manuals/html63_user/index.html reference manuals]

* All GRASS module reference gay men (PDF Book) ''Create current set with'' "<tt>make html2pdfdoccomplete</tt>" ''in GRASS 6.3+''

=== Sample Dataset ===

* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/download/data6.php Spearfish County, SD, USA] (not so far from Mount Rushmore) with [http://mpa.itc.it/markus/osg05/ extra data]
** Mount Rushmore: [43d53' N, 103d28' W]
* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/download/data.php More sample data]

== Further Reading ==

* [[Documents|Full GRASS Documentation]]

* [[GRASS_Education_%28Free_GIS_education%29#Teaching_Materials | Teaching materials]] contributed by the community. (Tutorials, courseware, training videos, etc.)

* More GRASS documentation and tutorials from the old [http://grass.ibiblio.org/gdp/index.php GRASS Documentation Project]. [''content is slowly being merged into this Wiki'']

== Migration from other GIS Software ==

* [[GRASS_migration_hints|GRASS migration hints]]
* [[GIS to GRASS command translation|GIS Software to GRASS command translation table and discussion]]

== Interfacing with external software ==

* [[Tips_and_Tricks#Using_QGIS_as_a_frontend_to_GRASS| QGIS]] frontend
* [[Tips_and_Tricks#Interfacing_R-Statistics_with_GRASS| R statistics]] interface
* [[Tips_and_Tricks#Exporting_GRASS_maps_to_GMT| GMT mapping]] cartography
* [[GRASS_and_MapServer| MapServer]] web server
* External databases ([http://grass.itc.it/grass62/manuals/html62_user/db.connect.html db.connect])
* External vector data ([http://grass.itc.it/grass62/manuals/html62_user/v.external.html v.external])
* Paraview 3D visualization (r.out.vtk, [http://grass.itc.it/grass62/manuals/html62_user/r3.out.vtk.html r3.out.vtk], v.out.vtk)
* POVray 3D visualization ([http://grass.itc.it/grass62/manuals/html62_user/r.out.pov.html r.out.pov], v.out.pov)

== Misc. Help ==

* [[GRASS FAQ]] (see also: [[GRASS 6 Tutorial]])
* [[Tips and Tricks]]
* [[Compile and install GRASS and QGIS with GDAL/OGR Plugin]]
* [[How to interpolate point value using kriging method with R and GRASS 6]]
* [[GRASS vector export to Inkscape]]
*[http://www.urbeli.com/grassforum/index.php GRASS Newbie Forum]

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* Wiki [[Help]] (how to edit pages after registration)

GRASS Help

2007-07-12T03:32:49Z

⚠️Jeff: /* Getting Started */

== Getting Started ==

''Most tutorials and examples will use the [[GRASS_Help#Sample_Dataset | Spearfish County, SD]] sample dataset.''

=== Installation ===

* Covered in the [[Installation Guide]]

=== Frequently Asked Questions ===

* [[Faq|FAQ]]
* You can contact GRASS users in [[How to participate in IRC communication|IRC]]

=== First Day Documentation ===

* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass63/manuals/html63_user/helptext.html GRASS Quickstart] help page
* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass63/manuals/html63_user/index.html GRASS help pages] including basic introductions

* [[Gis Concepts|Basic GIS concepts]] and how GRASS implements them

==== Short tutorials ====
* [http://wwwamb.bologna.enea.it/forgrass/documents/Grass-6-Visual-Tutorial.pdf Visual Tutorial for GRASS 6.0] by L. Moretti (for non-UNIX people, GUI)

* [http://mpa.itc.it/markus/osg05/ GRASS 6 in a nutshell] by M. Neteler (short tutorial, also translated to Spanish and French)

* The [[GRASS 6 Tutorial]] (a work in progress)

* [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/lit_html/grass60_v1.2_en/index.html An introduction to the practical use of the Free Geographical Information System GRASS 6.0] by GDF Hannover

* [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/media.php?id=0&lg=en More tutorials] from GDF Hannover

==== Textbook ====

* [http://mpa.itc.it/grasstutor/index.phtml Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach. 2nd ed.] by M. Neteler and H. Mitasova (Book; focus is on GRASS 5, but all chapters still valid except vector/sites for that read the [http://mpa.itc.it/grasstutor/grass6/ updates page])

==== Individual modules ====

* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/gdp/grassmanuals/grass63_module_list.pdf Synopsis of GRASS modules] (PDF, 71k) ''Create current list with'' "<tt>make html2pdfdoc</tt>" or "<tt>cd tools; ./module_synopsis.sh</tt>" ''in GRASS 6.3+''

* Individual GRASS module [http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass63/manuals/html63_user/index.html reference manuals]

* All GRASS module reference gay men (PDF Book) ''Create current set with'' "<tt>make html2pdfdoccomplete</tt>" ''in GRASS 6.3+''

=== Sample Dataset ===

* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/download/data6.php Spearfish County, SD, USA] (not so far from Mount Rushmore) with [http://mpa.itc.it/markus/osg05/ extra data]
** Mount Rushmore: [43d53' N, 103d28' W]
* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/download/data.php More sample data]

== Further Reading ==

* [[Documents|Full GRASS Documentation]]

* [[GRASS_Education_%28Free_GIS_education%29#Teaching_Materials | Teaching materials]] contributed by the community. (Tutorials, courseware, training videos, etc.)

* More GRASS documentation and tutorials from the old [http://grass.ibiblio.org/gdp/index.php GRASS Documentation Project]. [''content is slowly being merged into this Wiki'']

== Migration from other GIS Software ==

* [[GRASS_migration_hints|GRASS migration hints]]
* [[GIS to GRASS command translation|GIS Software to GRASS command translation table and discussion]]

== Interfacing with external software ==

* [[Tips_and_Tricks#Using_QGIS_as_a_frontend_to_GRASS| QGIS]] frontend
* [[Tips_and_Tricks#Interfacing_R-Statistics_with_GRASS| R statistics]] interface
* [[Tips_and_Tricks#Exporting_GRASS_maps_to_GMT| GMT mapping]] cartography
* [[GRASS_and_MapServer| MapServer]] web server
* External databases ([http://grass.itc.it/grass62/manuals/html62_user/db.connect.html db.connect])
* External vector data ([http://grass.itc.it/grass62/manuals/html62_user/v.external.html v.external])
* Paraview 3D visualization (r.out.vtk, [http://grass.itc.it/grass62/manuals/html62_user/r3.out.vtk.html r3.out.vtk], v.out.vtk)
* POVray 3D visualization ([http://grass.itc.it/grass62/manuals/html62_user/r.out.pov.html r.out.pov], v.out.pov)

== Misc. Help ==

* [[GRASS FAQ]] (see also: [[GRASS 6 Tutorial]])
* [[Tips and Tricks]]
* [[Compile and install GRASS and QGIS with GDAL/OGR Plugin]]
* [[How to interpolate point value using kriging method with R and GRASS 6]]
* [[GRASS vector export to Inkscape]]
*[http://www.urbeli.com/grassforum/index.php GRASS Newbie Forum]

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* Wiki [[Help]] (how to edit pages after registration)