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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. | ||
Source: [https://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/media/news-stories/article/476565/grass-gis-turns-30-erdcs-cerl-was-there-at-the-start/ US Army] | |||
= 40th Birthday = | |||
* [[GRASS Community Meeting Prague 2023]] celebrating 40th birthday | |||
[[Image:Grass-gis-birthday-40.png|none|230px|link=]] | |||
= 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]] | |||
= 33th Birthday = | |||
[[File:Screenshot from 2023-04-26 22-52-53.png|thumb|alt=OSGeo logo (text and compas, 2017), project badge, timeline showing 1983, 2006, 2017|Slide from a talk celebrating 33 years of development and innovation]] | |||
* Vaclav Petras. 33 years of GRASS GIS as an innovation platform. 30th NCGIS, Feb 22-24, 2017, Raleigh NC. [https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/grass-as-a-platform/ncgis2017.html URL https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/grass-as-a-platform/ncgis2017.html] | |||
= 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=]] | |||
[[Category: Community]] | [[Category: Community]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:34, 29 July 2023
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.
Source: US Army
40th Birthday
- GRASS Community Meeting Prague 2023 celebrating 40th birthday
37th Birthday
- launched new website
- Celebrated through a Zoom online gathering, on 2020-07-29.
33th Birthday
- Vaclav Petras. 33 years of GRASS GIS as an innovation platform. 30th NCGIS, Feb 22-24, 2017, Raleigh NC. URL https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/grass-as-a-platform/ncgis2017.html
30th Birthday
- announcement on 2013-07-29
