Technical Data sheet

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Technical Data Sheet

This page is for the design of a technical data sheet for promotion purposes.

Technical Data Sheet Content

License

  • GNU General Public License

Design

  • Modular design
  • consists of more than 350 stand alone modules

Programming Language

  • C
  • Python
  • Python with ctypes package to access C API
  • Python WebGIS applications

Data management capabilities

  • Raster / vector processing
  • 3D raster / vector modelling
  • Image manipulation
  • Network analyses
  • Geostatistics (R language)

Supported file formats

GRASS uses the GDAL/ORG library for the export/import of non-GRASS file formats.

Supported vector formats

ASCII, ARC/INFO ungenerate, ARC/INFO E00, ArcView SHAPE (with topology correction), BIL, DLG (U.S.), DXF, DXF3D, GMT, GPS-ASCII, USGS-DEM, IDRISI, MOSS, MapInfo MIF, TIGER, VRML

Supported raster formats

ASCII, ARC/GRID, E00, GIF, GMT, TIF, PNG, ERDAS LAN, Vis5D, SURFER (.grd)

Supported image formats

CEOS (SAR, SRTM, LANDSAT7 etc.), ERDAS LAN, HDF, LANDSAT TM/MSS, NHAP aerial photos, SAR, SPOT

Supported Databases

Supported Platforms

Platform (operating systems) GRASS GIS is supported on:

  • Linux (different GNU/Linux distributions)
  • macOS (formerly MacOS X)
  • POSIX-oriented and Unix-like operating system
  • Microsoft Windows

See also