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=GRASS Brochure=
=GRASS Brochure=
==Aim==
Creation of a multipage, professional brochure
''I think we have huge amount of stuff what we can already use e.g. [[Promotional material|Grassflyer]], Wiki, and so on''
==Ideas collection==
* Coorporate Identity OSGeo
* Large use of screenshots / examples (''does anybody know how to create screenshots with high resolution?'')
* Large use of case studies
* THIS IS FOR SALARY, so it must look professional


==Structure==
* Introduction of GRASS
* History
* Capabilities of GRASS
** Vector Data Management
** Raster Data Management
** Voxel Data Management
** Image Processing
** Databases
** Geostatistics
* Technical Data Sheet


=Content=
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* Description of GRASS
GRASS is a Free and Open Source Software for performing spatial analyses. It consists of more then 350 modules for processing vector (2D/3D), raster and voxel data. Many interfaces to other programs in related domains like geostatistics, databases, mapserver and even other GIS software exists.


GRASS is used in scientific aplications, commercercial settings and by public authorities all over the world.
[[Category:Promotion]] (GRASS Promotion Team)
* History and community
Originally developed in the beginning of the 80's by the US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (USA-CERL), it was published as public domain software.  When the USA- CERL withdrew from the development of GRASS an international developer team overtook this work. Since 1999 GRASS is published as free software under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence.
* Platforms
GRASS runs on nearly all platforms. It supports GNU/Linux, posix compliant Unix Systems, MS-Windows and MacOS X.
* Advantage of Open Source
Ability of easy extending, customizing. Transparency of analyses because user can check the used algorithm
* OSGeo founding project
GRASS was a founding project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
* contact and links
* Nice 'n fancy Screenshots
[[Category:Promotion]]

Latest revision as of 20:02, 2 September 2018

Dilemma Content to be removed or conserved as a historical reference

See Promotional material for up-to-date information.

GRASS Brochure

Aim

Creation of a multipage, professional brochure

I think we have huge amount of stuff what we can already use e.g. Grassflyer, Wiki, and so on

Ideas collection

  • Coorporate Identity OSGeo
  • Large use of screenshots / examples (does anybody know how to create screenshots with high resolution?)
  • Large use of case studies
  • THIS IS FOR SALARY, so it must look professional

Structure

  • Introduction of GRASS
  • History
  • Capabilities of GRASS
    • Vector Data Management
    • Raster Data Management
    • Voxel Data Management
    • Image Processing
    • Databases
    • Geostatistics
  • Technical Data Sheet

(GRASS Promotion Team)

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