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== Migration from other GIS Software == | == Migration from other GIS Software == | ||
Revision as of 02:15, 13 November 2006
Getting Started
Most tutorials and examples will use the Spearfish County, SD sample dataset.
Installation
- Covered in the Installation Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
First Day Documentation
- Basic GIS concepts and how GRASS implements them
Short tutorials
- GRASS Quickstart by M. Neteler (in the GRASS help pages)
- Visual Tutorial for GRASS 6 by L. Moretti (for non-UNIX people, GUI)
- GRASS 6 in a nutshell by M. Neteler (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. 2nd ed. by M. Neteler and H. Mitasova
(Book; focus is on GRASS 5, but all chapters still valid except vector/sites for that read the updates page)
Individual modules
- Synopsis of GRASS modules (PDF, 71k)
Create current list with "make html2pdfdoc" 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 Dataset
- 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
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)
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
- GRASS vector export to Inkscape
- Wiki Help (how to edit pages after registration)