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[[Image:Jim-westervelt-80s.jpeg|thumb|right|111px|Jim Westervelt working on a GRASS map in the early 1980's at CERL]] | [[Image:Jim-westervelt-80s.jpeg|thumb|right|111px|Jim Westervelt working on a GRASS map in the early 1980's at CERL]] | ||
[[Image:Grass-gis-manual-signed-by-Jim-Westervelt.jpeg|thumb|right|111px|GRASS v4 manual signed by Jim Westervelt @ FOSS4G 2004]] | |||
The first user manual for (what would become) GRASS GIS titled “GIS Version 1 Reference Manual” was published by J. Westervelt and M. O’Shea, on 29 July 1983. Jim Westervelt began work on what would become GRASS GIS earlier through his master's thesis, but the publishing date of the first user manual is the celebrated birth date of GRASS. | The first user manual for (what would become) GRASS GIS titled “GIS Version 1 Reference Manual” was published by J. Westervelt and M. O’Shea, on 29 July 1983. Jim Westervelt began work on what would become GRASS GIS earlier through his master's thesis, but the publishing date of the first user manual is the celebrated birth date of GRASS. | ||
= 37th Birthday = | |||
* launched [https://grass.osgeo.org/news/2020_07_29_new_website_and_bday/ new website] | |||
* Celebrated through a Zoom online gathering, on 2020-07-29. | |||
[[Image:Grass-gis-birthday-37.png|none|230px|link=]] | |||
[[Image:Grass-gis-birthday-37-markus.png|260px|link]] [[Image:Grass-gis-birthday-37-anna-vashek.png|260px|link]] [[Image:Grass-gis-birthday-37-online.png|260px|link]] | |||
= 30th Birthday = | |||
* [https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/today-marks-30-years-of-grass-gis-development/ announcement] on 2013-07-29 | |||
[[Image:Grass-gis-30-birthday.png|none|190px|link=]] | |||
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Revision as of 20:18, 30 July 2020
29 July 1983
The first user manual for (what would become) GRASS GIS titled “GIS Version 1 Reference Manual” was published by J. Westervelt and M. O’Shea, on 29 July 1983. Jim Westervelt began work on what would become GRASS GIS earlier through his master's thesis, but the publishing date of the first user manual is the celebrated birth date of GRASS.
37th Birthday
- launched new website
- Celebrated through a Zoom online gathering, on 2020-07-29.
30th Birthday
- announcement on 2013-07-29