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== Getting Started ==
== Getting Started ==


''Most tutorials and examples will use the [[GRASS_Help#Sample_Dataset | Spearfish County, SD]] sample dataset.'' New examples will be also based on the [http://www.grassbook.org/data_menu3rd.php OSGeo Educational Dataset] (North Carolina, USA)
''Most tutorials and examples will use the [[#Sample Datasets | Spearfish County, SD]] sample dataset.'' New examples are also based on the rich [http://www.grassbook.org/data_menu3rd.php OSGeo Educational Dataset] (North Carolina, USA)


=== Installation ===
=== Installation ===
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* [[Faq|FAQ]]
* [[Faq|FAQ]]
* You can contact GRASS users in [[How to participate in IRC communication|IRC]]
* You can contact GRASS users in [[How to participate in IRC communication|IRC]]
* [[GRASS and its siblings%3B a guide for the novice]]
* [[How the Open Source software development model works]]
* [[How the Open Source software development model works]]


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* [[GRASS 6 Terminology]]
* [[GRASS 6 Terminology]]


* [http://grass.bologna.enea.it/tutorial/ Five minute program launch tutorial] by Lorenzo Moretti
* [[Gis Concepts|Basic GIS concepts]] and how GRASS implements them
: First few slides are geared for Mac OSX, the rest is generic.


* [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/helptext.html GRASS Quickstart] help page
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/helptext.html GRASS Quickstart] help page
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* [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/index.html GRASS help pages] including basic introductions
* [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/index.html GRASS help pages] including basic introductions
* [[Gis Concepts|Basic GIS concepts]] and how GRASS implements them


==== Short tutorials ====
==== Short tutorials ====


* [[Quick_wx_tutorial|A quick introduction to the 6.4 wxGUI and raster maps]]
* [[Quick_wx_tutorial|A quick introduction to the 6.4 wxGUI and raster maps]]
* Course material of [http://geostat-course.org/Topic_NetelerMetz_2011 Introduction to GRASS GIS], Geostat 2011, Landau, Germany, by M. Neteler and M. Metz


* [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/HowToTestGrass6 How-To Test GRASS6] - easy to replicate steps with GRASS 6.3+ and QGIS
* [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/HowToTestGrass6 How-To Test GRASS6] - easy to replicate steps with GRASS 6.3+ and QGIS
* Simple [http://web.archive.org/web/20060209031109/http://wwwamb.bologna.enea.it/forgrass/documents/Grass-6-Visual-Tutorial.pdf Visual Tutorial for GRASS 6.0] by L. Moretti (for non-UNIX people, GUI)
* [http://www.irri.org/gis/courses.htm Short courses] from the International Rice Research Institute (GRASS Tcl/Tk GIS.m GUI, QGIS (incl. GRASS plugin), and R statistics)
* [http://mpa.fbk.eu/markus/osg05/ 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)
* The [[GRASS 6 Tutorial]] (a work in progress; seeking for volunteers)


* [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/lit_html/grass60_v1.2_en/index.html An introduction to the practical use of the Free Geographical Information System GRASS 6.0] by GDF Hannover
* [http://www.grassbook.org/neteler/osg05/ GRASS 6 in a nutshell] by M. Neteler (2005, short tutorial, also translated to Spanish and French)


* [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/media.php?id=0&lg=en More tutorials] from GDF Hannover
* [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/lit_html/grass60_v1.2_en/index.html An introduction to the practical use of the Free Geographical Information System GRASS 6.0] by GDF Hannover - [http://www.gdf-hannover.de/media.php?id=0&lg=en More tutorials] from GDF Hannover


==== Textbook ====
==== Textbook ====
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* More GRASS documentation and tutorials from the old [http://grass.osgeo.org/gdp/index.php GRASS Documentation Project].<BR>[''content is slowly being merged into this Wiki'']
* More GRASS documentation and tutorials from the old [http://grass.osgeo.org/gdp/index.php GRASS Documentation Project].<BR>[''content is slowly being merged into this Wiki'']
* [[GRASS and its siblings%3B a guide for the novice]]


== Migration from other GIS Software ==
== Migration from other GIS Software ==
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* [[GIS to GRASS command translation|GIS Software to GRASS command translation table and discussion]]
* [[GIS to GRASS command translation|GIS Software to GRASS command translation table and discussion]]
* [[Tips for Arc users]]
* [[Tips for Arc users]]


== Interfacing with external software ==
== Interfacing with external software ==

Latest revision as of 15:19, 24 August 2015

Getting Started

Most tutorials and examples will use the Spearfish County, SD sample dataset. New examples are also based on the rich OSGeo Educational Dataset (North Carolina, USA)

Installation

Frequently Asked Questions

First Day Documentation

Short tutorials

Textbook

Individual modules

Create current list with "make html2pdfdoc" or "cd tools; ./module_synopsis.sh" in GRASS 6.3+
  • All GRASS module reference manuals (PDF Book)
Create current set with "make html2pdfdoccomplete" in GRASS 6.3+

Sample Datasets

Further Reading

  • Teaching materials contributed by the community.
    (Tutorials, courseware, training videos, etc.)

Migration from other GIS Software


Interfacing with external software

Misc. Help



  • Wiki Help (how to edit pages after registration)