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== Getting Started ==
== Getting Started ==


''Most tutorials and examples will use the [[GRASS_Help#Sample_Dataset | Spearfish County, SD]] sample dataset.''
''Most tutorials and examples will use the [[#Sample Datasets | Spearfish County, SD]] sample dataset.'' New examples are also based on the rich [http://www.grassbook.org/data_menu3rd.php OSGeo Educational Dataset] (North Carolina, USA)


=== Installation ===
=== Installation ===
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* [[Faq|FAQ]]
* [[Faq|FAQ]]
* You can contact GRASS users in [[How to participate in IRC communication|IRC]]
* You can contact GRASS users in [[How to participate in IRC communication|IRC]]
* [[How the Open Source software development model works]]


=== First Day Documentation ===
=== First Day Documentation ===


* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass63/manuals/html63_user/helptext.html GRASS Quickstart] help page
* [[GRASS 6 Terminology]]
* [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
* [[Gis Concepts|Basic GIS concepts]] and how GRASS implements them
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/helptext.html GRASS Quickstart] help page
* [[Importing data]]: how to get your data into GRASS
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/index.html GRASS help pages] including basic introductions


==== Short tutorials ====
==== 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)
* [[Quick_wx_tutorial|A quick introduction to the 6.4 wxGUI and raster maps]]
 
* Course material of [http://geostat-course.org/Topic_NetelerMetz_2011 Introduction to GRASS GIS], Geostat 2011, Landau, Germany, by M. Neteler and M. Metz
 
* [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/HowToTestGrass6 How-To Test GRASS6] - easy to replicate steps with GRASS 6.3+ and QGIS


* The [[GRASS 6 Tutorial]] (a work in progress)
* The [[GRASS 6 Tutorial]] (a work in progress; seeking for volunteers)


* [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.grassbook.org/neteler/osg05/ GRASS 6 in a nutshell] by M. Neteler (2005, short tutorial, also translated to Spanish and French)


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


* [http://mpa.itc.it/grasstutor/index.phtml Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach. 2nd ed.] by M. Neteler and H. Mitasova <BR> (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])
* [http://www.grassbook.org Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach. 3rd ed. 2008] by M. Neteler and H. Mitasova (Springer book; focus is on GRASS 6.3)


==== Individual modules ====
==== Individual modules ====


* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/gdp/grassmanuals/grass63_module_list.pdf Synopsis of GRASS modules] (PDF, 71k)<BR>''Create current list with'' "<tt>make html2pdfdoc</tt>" or "<tt>cd tools; ./module_synopsis.sh</tt>" ''in GRASS 6.3+''
* Synopsis of GRASS modules, including menu positions ({{website|gdp/grassmanuals/grass64_module_list.pdf|PDF, 100k}}) ({{website|gdp/grassmanuals/grass64_module_list.html|HTML version}})
: ''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.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/index.html  reference manuals]
 
* All GRASS module reference manuals (PDF Book)
: ''Create current set with'' "<tt>make html2pdfdoccomplete</tt>" ''in GRASS 6.3+''


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


* All GRASS module reference gay men (PDF Book)<BR>''Create current set with'' "<tt>make html2pdfdoccomplete</tt>" ''in GRASS 6.3+''
* [http://www.grassbook.org/data_menu3rd.php North Carolina, USA (OSGeo Edu dataset)] - rich data set prepared in 2007/2008
* [http://grass.osgeo.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: [43&deg;53' N,  103&deg;28' W]


=== Sample Dataset ===
* [[Global datasets]]


* [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]
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/data.php More sample data]
** Mount Rushmore: [43d53' N,  103d28' W]
* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/download/data.php More sample data]


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


* More GRASS documentation and tutorials from the old [http://grass.ibiblio.org/gdp/index.php GRASS Documentation Project].<BR>[''content is slowly being merged into this Wiki'']
* More GRASS documentation and tutorials from the old [http://grass.osgeo.org/gdp/index.php GRASS Documentation Project].<BR>[''content is slowly being merged into this Wiki'']
 
* [[GRASS and its siblings%3B a guide for the novice]]


== Migration from other GIS Software ==
== Migration from other GIS Software ==
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* [[GRASS_migration_hints|GRASS migration hints]]
* [[GRASS_migration_hints|GRASS migration hints]]
* [[GIS to GRASS command translation|GIS Software to GRASS command translation table and discussion]]
* [[GIS to GRASS command translation|GIS Software to GRASS command translation table and discussion]]
* [[Tips for Arc users]]




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* [[Tips_and_Tricks#Using_QGIS_as_a_frontend_to_GRASS| QGIS]] frontend
* [[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_Rstat|R statistics]] interface
 
* [[GRASS_and_GMT|GMT mapping]] cartography
 
* [[GRASS_and_MapServer| MapServer]] web server
* [[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)


* External databases ({{cmd|db.connect}})
* External raster data ({{cmd|r.external}})
* External vector data ({{cmd|v.external}})
* [[GRASS and Paraview|Paraview]] 3D visualization ({{cmd|r.out.vtk}}, {{cmd|r3.out.vtk}}, {{cmd|v.out.vtk}})
* [[POV-Ray|POVray]] 3D visualization ({{cmd|r.out.pov}}, {{cmd|v.out.pov}})
* [[OpenSceneGraph]] 3D visualization
* [[GRASS vector export to Inkscape]]


== Misc. Help ==
== Misc. Help ==


* [[GRASS FAQ]] (see also: [[GRASS 6 Tutorial]])
* [[:Category:FAQ|GRASS FAQ]] (see also: [[GRASS 6 Tutorial]])
* [[Tips and Tricks]]
* [[Tips and Tricks]]
* [[Compile and install GRASS and QGIS with GDAL/OGR Plugin]]
* [[Compile and install GRASS and QGIS with GDAL/OGR Plugin]]
* [[How to interpolate point value using kriging method with R and GRASS 6]]
* [[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)
* Wiki [[Help]] (how to edit pages after registration)
[[Category: Documentation]]

Latest revision as of 15:19, 24 August 2015

Getting Started

Most tutorials and examples will use the Spearfish County, SD sample dataset. New examples are also based on the rich OSGeo Educational Dataset (North Carolina, USA)

Installation

Frequently Asked Questions

First Day Documentation

Short tutorials

Textbook

Individual modules

Create current list with "make html2pdfdoc" or "cd tools; ./module_synopsis.sh" in GRASS 6.3+
  • All GRASS module reference manuals (PDF Book)
Create current set with "make html2pdfdoccomplete" in GRASS 6.3+

Sample Datasets

Further Reading

  • Teaching materials contributed by the community.
    (Tutorials, courseware, training videos, etc.)

Migration from other GIS Software


Interfacing with external software

Misc. Help


  • Wiki Help (how to edit pages after registration)
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