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== Getting Started == | == Getting Started == | ||
''Most tutorials and examples will use the [[ | ''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 === | ||
* [ | * [[GRASS 6 Terminology]] | ||
* [[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 ==== | ||
* [ | * [[Quick_wx_tutorial|A quick introduction to the 6.4 wxGUI and raster maps]] | ||
* [http:// | * 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:// | * [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; seeking for volunteers) | * The [[GRASS 6 Tutorial]] (a work in progress; seeking for volunteers) | ||
* [http://www. | * [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 ==== | ||
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==== Individual modules ==== | ==== Individual modules ==== | ||
* | * 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. | * Individual GRASS module [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/index.html reference manuals] | ||
* All GRASS module reference manuals (PDF Book) | * All GRASS module reference manuals (PDF Book) | ||
: ''Create current set with'' "<tt>make html2pdfdoccomplete</tt>" ''in GRASS 6.3+'' | |||
=== Sample Datasets === | === Sample Datasets === | ||
* [http://www.grassbook.org/data_menu3rd.php North Carolina, USA (OSGeo Edu dataset)] - rich data set prepared in 2007/2008 | * [http://www.grassbook.org/data_menu3rd.php North Carolina, USA (OSGeo Edu dataset)] - rich data set prepared in 2007/2008 | ||
* [http://grass. | * [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: [ | ** Mount Rushmore: [43°53' N, 103°28' W] | ||
* [http://grass. | |||
* [[Global datasets]] | |||
* [http://grass.osgeo.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. | * 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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* [[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]] | * [[Tips for Arc users]] | ||
== Interfacing with external software == | == Interfacing with external software == | ||
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* [[GRASS_and_MapServer| MapServer]] web server | * [[GRASS_and_MapServer| MapServer]] web server | ||
* External databases ( | * External databases ({{cmd|db.connect}}) | ||
* External vector data ( | * External raster data ({{cmd|r.external}}) | ||
* Paraview 3D visualization (r.out.vtk, | * External vector data ({{cmd|v.external}}) | ||
* POVray 3D visualization ( | * [[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]] | * [[GRASS vector export to Inkscape]] | ||
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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
- Covered in the Installation Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
- FAQ
- You can contact GRASS users in IRC
- How the Open Source software development model works
First Day Documentation
- Basic GIS concepts and how GRASS implements them
- GRASS Quickstart help page
- Importing data: how to get your data into GRASS
- GRASS help pages including basic introductions
Short tutorials
- Course material of Introduction to GRASS GIS, Geostat 2011, Landau, Germany, by M. Neteler and M. Metz
- How-To Test GRASS6 - easy to replicate steps with GRASS 6.3+ and QGIS
- The GRASS 6 Tutorial (a work in progress; seeking for volunteers)
- GRASS 6 in a nutshell by M. Neteler (2005, short tutorial, also translated to Spanish and French)
- An introduction to the practical use of the Free Geographical Information System GRASS 6.0 by GDF Hannover - More tutorials from GDF Hannover
Textbook
- 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
- Synopsis of GRASS modules, including menu positions (PDF, 100k) (HTML version)
- Create current list with "make html2pdfdoc" or "cd tools; ./module_synopsis.sh" in GRASS 6.3+
- Individual GRASS module reference manuals
- All GRASS module reference manuals (PDF Book)
- Create current set with "make html2pdfdoccomplete" in GRASS 6.3+
Sample Datasets
- North Carolina, USA (OSGeo Edu dataset) - rich data set prepared in 2007/2008
- Spearfish County, SD, USA (not so far from Mount Rushmore) with extra data
- Mount Rushmore: [43°53' N, 103°28' W]
Further Reading
- Teaching materials contributed by the community.
(Tutorials, courseware, training videos, etc.)
- More GRASS documentation and tutorials from the old GRASS Documentation Project.
[content is slowly being merged into this Wiki]
Migration from other GIS Software
- GRASS migration hints
- GIS Software to GRASS command translation table and discussion
- Tips for Arc users
Interfacing with external software
- QGIS frontend
- R statistics interface
- GMT mapping cartography
- MapServer web server
- External databases (db.connect)
- External raster data (r.external)
- External vector data (v.external)
- Paraview 3D visualization (r.out.vtk, r3.out.vtk, v.out.vtk)
- POVray 3D visualization (r.out.pov, v.out.pov)
- OpenSceneGraph 3D visualization
- GRASS vector export to Inkscape
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
- Wiki Help (how to edit pages after registration)