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Neteler: + Upgrading GRASS database

2024-08-12T11:48:13Z

+ Upgrading GRASS database

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	* [[GRASS Module Porting List\|Module updates between GRASS GIS version 5 and 6]]		* [[GRASS Module Porting List\|Module updates between GRASS GIS version 5 and 6]]
	* [~~http~~://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures List of new features in GRASS GIS 7] (new modules, new names, options, etc.; check here if you don't find a certain modules or module parameter)		* [https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures List of new features in GRASS GIS 7] (new modules, new names, options, etc.; check here if you don't find a certain modules or module parameter)
			* [[Upgrading GRASS database]]

	== GIS "The GRASS way" ==		== GIS "The GRASS way" ==

⚠️Micha: /* Support */

2016-02-01T11:18:04Z

Support

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	* See [https://grass.osgeo.org/support/ the official support page] which also includes links to commercially provided support.		* See [https://grass.osgeo.org/support/ the official support page] which also includes links to commercially provided support.
	* Subscribe to the grass-users [https://lists.osgeo.org/listinfo/grass-user maillist]		* Subscribe to the grass-users [https://lists.osgeo.org/listinfo/grass-user maillist]
	* ~~The~~ [http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/grass GRASS tag] on gis.stackexchange.com		* Visit the [http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/grass GRASS tag] on gis.stackexchange.com

	== Guides and tips for migration ==		== Guides and tips for migration ==

⚠️Micha: /* Support */

2016-02-01T11:16:43Z

Support

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	* See [https://grass.osgeo.org/support/ the official support page] which also includes links to commercially provided support.		* See [https://grass.osgeo.org/support/ the official support page] which also includes links to commercially provided support.
	* Subscribe to the grass-users [https://lists.osgeo.org/listinfo/grass-user maillist]		* Subscribe to the grass-users [https://lists.osgeo.org/listinfo/grass-user maillist]
			* The [http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/grass GRASS tag] on gis.stackexchange.com

	== Guides and tips for migration ==		== Guides and tips for migration ==

⚠️Micha at 11:12, 1 February 2016

2016-02-01T11:12:34Z

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	== Guides and tips for migration ==		== Guides and tips for migration ==

	~~== GRASS GIS Concepts ==~~

	* [[GIS Concepts]] in GRASS GIS		* [[GIS Concepts]] in GRASS GIS
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	== GIS "The GRASS way" ==		== GIS "The GRASS way" ==

	When migrating to GRASS GIS, it is useful to ~~revise~~ its design and values. Here are the highlights.		When migrating to GRASS GIS, it is useful to review its design and values. Here are the highlights.

	=== Portability ===		=== Portability ===

⚠️Micha: Bullet items in Support section

2016-02-01T11:10:13Z

Bullet items in Support section

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	== Support ==		== Support ==

	There is a lot of help on the web, this wiki and in the user manual. However, a lot of people are available on the mailing lists and at other places. See [https://grass.osgeo.org/support/ the official support page] which also includes links to commercially provided support.		There is a lot of help on the web, this wiki and in the user manual. However, a lot of people are available on the mailing lists and at other places.
			* See [https://grass.osgeo.org/support/ the official support page] which also includes links to commercially provided support.
			* Subscribe to the grass-users [https://lists.osgeo.org/listinfo/grass-user maillist]

	== Guides and tips for migration ==		== Guides and tips for migration ==

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Freedom */ add gpl

2016-02-01T01:36:17Z

Freedom: add gpl

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	=== Freedom ===		=== Freedom ===
	* All users are free to run the GRASS GIS for any purpose, study how it works, copy it and redistribute it, and even change it.		* All users are free to run the GRASS GIS for any purpose, study how it works, copy it and redistribute it, and even change it.
	* Rocchini, D., Neteler, M., 2012. Let the four freedoms paradigm apply to ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 27, 310–311., http://tinyurl.com/tree-four-freedoms (full text)		* Freedoms ensured by GNU General Public License (GPL)
			* Rocchini, D., Neteler, M., 2012. Let the four freedoms paradigm apply to ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 27, 310–311., ([http://tinyurl.com/tree-four-freedoms full text])

	== External links: Software Comparisons ==		== External links: Software Comparisons ==

⚠️Wenzeslaus: rename sections, add all in one

2016-02-01T01:34:19Z

rename sections, add all in one

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	== ~~Migrating to GRASS~~ ==		== Support ==

	~~Welcome!~~ There is a lot of help on the web and a ~~wealth~~ of ~~expertise~~ available on the mailing lists and ~~via IRC~~.		There is a lot of help on the web, this wiki and in the user manual. However, a lot of people are available on the mailing lists and at other places. See [https://grass.osgeo.org/support/ the official support page] which also includes links to commercially provided support.

	== ~~Tips~~ for ~~recent migrants~~ ==		== Guides and tips for migration ==

			== GRASS GIS Concepts ==

			* [[GIS Concepts]] in GRASS GIS

			=== Migrating from ESRI products ===

			* [[GRASS GIS for ArcGIS users]]
	* [[Tips for Arc users\|Tips for ArcGIS users]]		* [[Tips for Arc users\|Tips for ArcGIS users]]
	* [[GRASS GIS for ArcGIS users]]
	* [http://www.surfaces.co.il/?p=241 Watershed Analysis with GRASS] (in case you know the ESRI way)		* [http://www.surfaces.co.il/?p=241 Watershed Analysis with GRASS] (in case you know the ESRI way)
	* [[~~GIS to~~ GRASS ~~command translation\|Whatever-~~GIS~~-Software to GRASS command translation table and discussion~~]] ~~(obsolete)~~		* [[Terminology comparison between ArcGIS and GRASS GIS]]
	* ~~GRASS 4 and 5 users:~~ [[GRASS Module Porting List]] ~~(check here if you don't find a certain command in GRASS 6)~~
	* ~~GRASS 7 users:~~ [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures List of new features in GRASS 7] (new names, options, etc.; check here if you don't find a certain ~~command~~ or module parameter)		=== Migrating from older versions of GRASS GIS ===

			* [[GRASS Module Porting List\|Module updates between GRASS GIS version 5 and 6]]
			* [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures List of new features in GRASS GIS 7] (new modules, new names, options, etc.; check here if you don't find a certain modules or module parameter)

	== GIS "The GRASS way" ==		== GIS "The GRASS way" ==

			When migrating to GRASS GIS, it is useful to revise its design and values. Here are the highlights.

	=== Portability ===		=== Portability ===
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	* All code POSIX C and generic UNIX compatible		* All code POSIX C and generic UNIX compatible
	* GRASS GIS works not only on powerful desktops but also on low-end laptops all the way down to devices such as [[Raspberry Pi]].		* GRASS GIS works not only on powerful desktops but also on low-end laptops all the way down to devices such as [[Raspberry Pi]].
	* GRASS GIS also works on servers, clusters and other supper computer or cloud ~~settings~~		* GRASS GIS also works on servers, clusters for scientific computing, and on other supper computer or cloud setups
			* 64bit and 32bit versions

	== Scalability ==		=== Scalability ===
	* [[GRASS GIS Performance]]		* [[GRASS GIS Performance]]
	* 64bit version offers even better performance and capacity on all platforms including MS Windows		* 64bit version offers even better performance and capacity on all platforms including MS Windows

			=== All in one ===

			* With GRASS GIS you are getting full selection of analysis including but not limited to hydrology, terrain analysis, network analysis and image processing. No installing or purchasing of additional tools or plugins.
			* GRASS GIS aims to process all kinds of geospatial data in a unified way including vectors, rasters, images, 3D rasters and their time series.

	=== Scriptability ===		=== Scriptability ===
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	* Rocchini, D., Neteler, M., 2012. Let the four freedoms paradigm apply to ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 27, 310–311., http://tinyurl.com/tree-four-freedoms (full text)		* Rocchini, D., Neteler, M., 2012. Let the four freedoms paradigm apply to ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 27, 310–311., http://tinyurl.com/tree-four-freedoms (full text)

	~~== GRASS GIS Concepts ==~~		== External links: Software Comparisons ==

	* [[Gis_Concepts\|GIS concepts]] in GRASS GIS
	* [[Terminology comparison between ArcGIS and GRASS GIS]]

	== External links: Software Comparisons ~~& Thesis~~ ==

	''Some information may be outdated. Note the year of individual resources.''		''Some information may be outdated. Note the year of individual resources.''
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	[[Category:Community]]		[[Category:Community]]
			[[Category:ArcGIS]]

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Portability */ add scalability

2016-01-31T05:32:33Z

Portability: add scalability

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	* Support for all major platforms including Linux, Mac OS X and MS Windows		* Support for all major platforms including Linux, Mac OS X and MS Windows
	* All code POSIX C and generic UNIX compatible		* All code POSIX C and generic UNIX compatible
			* GRASS GIS works not only on powerful desktops but also on low-end laptops all the way down to devices such as [[Raspberry Pi]].
			* GRASS GIS also works on servers, clusters and other supper computer or cloud settings

			== Scalability ==
			* [[GRASS GIS Performance]]
			* 64bit version offers even better performance and capacity on all platforms including MS Windows

	=== Scriptability ===		=== Scriptability ===

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Scriptability */ improve provided info and links

2016-01-31T05:24:46Z

Scriptability: improve provided info and links

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	=== Scriptability ===		=== Scriptability ===
	* GRASS GIS is made up of modular tools specifically designed for easy scriptability in any number of common scripting languages, see [[GRASS and Shell]]		* GRASS GIS is made up of modular tools specifically designed for easy scriptability in any number of common scripting languages, see for example [[GRASS and Shell]]
			* Interface for direct hooks into higher scripting languages especially Python but also R and Bash/Shell, see [[GRASS and Python]] and [[Category:Linking to other languages]]
	* Interface for direct hooks into higher scripting languages ~~(esp.~~ Python), see [[GRASS and Python]] and [[Category:Linking to other languages]]		* GRASS GIS can run without any GUI when the full path to the mapset is provided in the command line parameters. If "<tt>GRASS_BATCH_JOB=/path/to/script.sh</tt>" environmental variable is set GRASS 6+ will run the script as a batch job and exit when it is complete. Same applies to <tt>--exec</tt> parameter in GRASS 7.1+. See also {{cmd\|grass7}} command manual and [[GRASS and Shell#GRASS Batch jobs\|GRASS and Shell]].

	* if "<tt>GRASS_BATCH_JOB=/path/to/script.sh</tt>" is set GRASS 6+ will run the script as a batch job and exit when it is complete. ~~Start~~ GRASS ~~with the full path to the mapset to avoid the startup menus~~. See also [[GRASS and Shell#GRASS Batch jobs\|GRASS and Shell]].

	=== Interoperability ===		=== Interoperability ===

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Interoperability */ add numpy

2016-01-31T05:17:32Z

Interoperability: add numpy

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	* [http://www.gdal.org GDAL/OGR] for import/export to many formats		* [http://www.gdal.org GDAL/OGR] for import/export to many formats
			* [http://www.numpy.org/ NumPy] (in Python): {{pyapi\|script\|script.array\|array}}, {{pyapi\|script\|script.array\|array3d}}
	* [https://www.r-project.org/ R] statistical software: [http://grass.osgeo.org/statsgrass/ GRASS-R interface]		* [https://www.r-project.org/ R] statistical software: [http://grass.osgeo.org/statsgrass/ GRASS-R interface]
	* DXF: {{cmd\|v.in.dxf}}, {{cmd\|v.out.dxf}}, {{cmd\|v.in.ogr}}, {{cmd\|v.out.ogr}}		* DXF: {{cmd\|v.in.dxf}}, {{cmd\|v.out.dxf}}, {{cmd\|v.in.ogr}}, {{cmd\|v.out.ogr}}