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* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/ | * [http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/helptext.html GRASS Quickstart] help page | ||
* [http://grass.ibiblio.org/ | * [http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass64/manuals/html64_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 | ||
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* [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+'' | * [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+'' | ||
* Individual GRASS module [http://grass.ibiblio.org/ | * Individual GRASS module [http://grass.ibiblio.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/index.html reference manuals] | ||
* All GRASS module reference manuals (PDF Book)<BR>''Create current set with'' "<tt>make html2pdfdoccomplete</tt>" ''in GRASS 6.3+'' | * All GRASS module reference manuals (PDF Book)<BR>''Create current set with'' "<tt>make html2pdfdoccomplete</tt>" ''in GRASS 6.3+'' | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 22 June 2008
Getting Started
Most tutorials and examples will use the Spearfish County, SD sample dataset. New examples will be also based on the OSGeo Educational Dataset (North Carolina, USA)
Installation
- Covered in the Installation Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
- FAQ
- You can contact GRASS users in IRC
- GRASS and its siblings; a guide for the novice
First Day Documentation
- GRASS Quickstart help page
- GRASS help pages including basic introductions
- Basic GIS concepts and how GRASS implements them
Short tutorials
- How-To Test GRASS6 - easy to replicate steps with GRASS 6.3 and QGIS
- Visual Tutorial for GRASS 6.0 by L. Moretti (for non-UNIX people, GUI)
- GRASS 6 in a nutshell by M. Neteler (2005, short tutorial, also translated to Spanish and French)
- The GRASS 6 Tutorial (a work in progress; seeking for volunteers)
- 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 (PDF, 71k)
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: [43d53' N, 103d28' W]
- More sample data
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 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)
- 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)