Subject: ‘GRASS’
| November 26, 2011 Open Source GIS and Freeware GIS ApplicationsFree GIS, SoftwareAn open source application by definition is software that you can freely access and modify the source code for. Open source projects typically are worked on by a community of volunteer programmers. Open source GIS programs are based on different base programming languages. Three main groups of open source GIS (outside of web GIS) in ... read more December 16, 2010Macintosh Resources for GISLink LibraryResources, software and reviews on the use of GIS and in the Macintosh Operating System. ArcExplorer ArcExplorer is the Java based free data viewer from ESRI. This program allows you to view and geocode data in shapefile format. ArcVoyager Special Edition A free package designed expressly for school use, based on ESRI’s ArcView, and available for both Windows and ... read more November 19, 2009 Rounding Out Geography Awareness WeekCommunityEven if you missed yesterday’s celebration of GIS Day, you still have two more days to participate in Geography Awareness week. The My Wonderful World Blog has a “Top 10 Ways to Celebrate Geography Awareness Week” post. Check out the list and find some ways to join in on the geo-fun. Visit the Fun with ... read more July 17, 2009GRASSLink LibraryGeographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) is a GIS software application under a GNU GPL license originally developed by the US Government. Official GRASS Site Headquarters site of GRASS. Find download sites, and supporting documentation about GRASS. GRASS Wiki Wiki in support of GRASS. Find information about GRASS or contribute your own knowledge about this open source ... read more November 13, 1997GRASS How To: Sample FilesOperating SystemsExample Linux versions of some critical GRASS files This appendix is the home of Linux-specific examples of selected GRASS configuration files. Currently, only several examples of a single file are offered. However, this is the most important file for configuration! Later, examples of database configuration files (e.g. DEFAULT_WIND) and other files may appear. In the Installation Guide ... read more GRASS How To: Enhancing GRASSOperating SystemsIf you plant to enhance any part of GRASS, read this first! GRASS has been developed for over a decade as completely unrestricted public domain source code and executables. Though there was initial resistance to the existence of such robust software in the public domain, many competitors learned to take advantage of GRASS. It has reputedly ... read more GRASS How To: GRASS 4.2 Quick StartOperating SystemsInstallation Instructions Warning These instructions pertain to the 4.2 release of GRASS. Users are urged to consult the complete installation guide for more detailed instructions. $GIS/src - This directory contains scripts and files used to compile GRASS. By running scripts and changing lists of programs you generate GRASS binaries for your system. You may mount a disk containing ... read more GRASS How To: Acquisition/Compilation of GRASS Source CodeOperating SystemsThe GRASS binaries for Linux tend to work. Why would anyone want to mess with the source code? Let’s try to answer this with another question: “Why can’t I get the source code to my GIS, so I can see how it works, and maybe fix some things to work the way I like them?” (You ... read more GRASS How To: ReferencesOperating SystemsFor general reference material on GIS, try a very good technical bookstore (in many cases these are campus bookstores at schools with good GIS programs or top-notch technical or general bookstores – you know that ones are near you..), or the following URL for the CyberInstitute Short Course on Geographic Information Systems (convened by myself): Also ... read more Acquisition/Installation of GRASS BinariesOperating SystemsThis appendix describes how to acquire and install Linux binaries for GRASS4.13 (the 3rd update to the last full release of GRASS, version 4.1). How to get these files: ftp moon.cecer.army.mil login: anonymous password: your email address cd pub/grass/grass4.1/release/binaries/linux image mget grassa* bye Installation instructions: ******************************************************************** * GRASS 4.1 Update 3 for Linux * * This package contains GRASS programs only, *NO* GIS * data is included. You ... read more |
