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Posted by MN on April 24, 2008, 4:21 pm
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GRASS GIS releases version 6.3.0
23 April 2008
http://grass.osgeo.org
GRASS 6.3.0 is a "technology preview" release, the first beta on the
path to GRASS 6.4-stable, and also marks the start of work on GRASS 7.
As such GRASS 6.3.0 is not intended to be a stable release with
ongoing support, but after five months of quality-assurance review
users can be confident to use this version for their day to day work,
indeed due to the open development model many already do.
This release brings hundreds of new module features, supported data
formats, and language translations, as well as a number of exciting
enhancements to the GIS. A prototype of the new wxPython user
interface is debuted, and for the the first since its inception with a
port from the VAX 11/780 in 1983, GRASS will run on a non-UNIX based
platform: MS-Windows. This is currently still in an experimental state
and we hope that widespread testing of 6.3.0 will mean the 6.4 release
of WinGRASS will be fully functional and robust. Existing users will
be happy to know that these new features do not disrupt the base GIS
which remains as solid as ever and fully backwards compatible with
earlier GRASS 6.0 and GRASS 6.2 releases.
Several infrastructure changes accompany this release with the project
becoming a founding member of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
(OSGeo). This includes a new home for the website, the Wiki help
system, source code repository, community add-on module repository,
integrated bug tracking system, and formal membership for the project
in a non-profit legal entity. We hope that these changes will
guarantee that the GRASS community will be well supported and vibrant
well into the future.
The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) is a
Geographic Information System (GIS) used for spatial modeling,
visualization of both raster and vector data, geospatial data
management and analysis, processing of satellite and aerial imagery,
and production of sophisticated presentation graphics and hardcopy
maps. GRASS combines powerful raster, vector, and geospatial
processing engines into a single integrated software package.
The GRASS GIS project is developed under the terms of the GNU General
Public License (the GPL) by volunteers the world over. GRASS differs
from many other GIS software packages used in the professional world
in that it is developed and distributed by users for users, mostly on
a volunteer basis, in the open, and is given away for free. Emphasis
is placed on interoperability and unlimited access to data as well as
on software flexibility and evolution rate. The source code is freely
available allowing for immediate customization, examination of the
underlying algorithms, addition of new features, and fast bug fixing.
GRASS is currently used around the world in academic and commercial
settings as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental
consulting companies.
Software download at http://grass.osgeo.org/download/ and numerous
mirror sites.
Full story at http://grass.osgeo.org/announces/announce_grass630.html
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