<div dir="ltr"><strong>We are pleased to announce the <strong>stable release</strong> of <strong>GRASS GIS 7.2.0<br><br></strong></strong><div id="gmail-NewsPostDetailContent">
<p><strong>What's new in a nutshell</strong></p>
<p>After almost two years of development the new stable major release GRASS GIS 7.2.0 is available. It provides <strong>more than 1950 stability fixes and manual improvements</strong>
compared to the former stable release version 7.0.5. The new version
includes a series of new modules to analyse raster and vector data along
with new temporal algebra functionality.More than <strong>50 new addons</strong> are also available. A summary of the new features is available at <a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures72">New Features in GRASS GIS 7.2</a>.</p>
<p><em>About GRASS GIS 7</em>: Its graphical user interface supports the user to make complex GIS operations as simple as possible. The <a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/manuals/libpython/">updated Python interface to the C library</a>
permits users to create new GRASS GIS-Python modules in a simple way
while yet obtaining powerful and fast modules. Furthermore, the
libraries were again <strong>significantly improved for speed and efficiency</strong>, along with support for <a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Massive_data_analysis">huge files</a>. A lot of effort has been invested to standardize parameter and flag names. Finally, GRASS GIS 7 comes with a series of <strong>new modules</strong> to analyse raster and vector data, along with a full <strong>temporal framework</strong>. For a detailed overview, see the list of <a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures72">new features</a>. As a stable release series, 7.2.x enjoys <strong>long-term support</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Binaries/Installer download:</strong></p>
<ul><li>winGRASS 7.2.0: <a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/binary/mswindows/native/x86/WinGRASS-7.2.0-1-Setup-x86.exe">32bit standalone installer</a> | <a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/binary/mswindows/native/x86_64/WinGRASS-7.2.0-1-Setup-x86_64.exe">64bit standalone installer</a></li><li>winGRASS 7.2.0 OSGeo4W - testing area: <a href="http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/osgeo4w-setup-x86.exe">32bit OSGeo4W installer</a> | <a href="http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/osgeo4w-setup-x86_64.exe">64bit OSGeo4W installer</a></li><li><a href="https://packages.debian.org/grass">Debian</a> installer</li><li><a href="https://www.macports.org">MacPorts</a></li><li><a href="https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=grass&project=Application%3AGeo">openSUSE</a></li><li><a href="https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntugis/+archive/ubuntu/ubuntugis-unstable">ubuntugis-unstable</a><br></li><li><em>... further binary packages for various Linux distributions and Mac OSX will follow shortly.</em></li></ul>
<p><strong>Source code download:</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/source/">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/source/</a></li><li><a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/source/grass-7.2.0.tar.gz">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/source/grass-7.2.0.tar.gz</a></li><li>To get the GRASS GIS 7.2.0 source code directly from SVN, see <a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/7.2.0-News#SVNSourceCode">here</a>.</li></ul>
<p><strong>More details:</strong></p>
<p>See also our detailed announcement:</p>
<div><a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/7.2.0-News">https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/7.2.0-News</a></div>
<div><a href="https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures72">https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures72</a> (overview of new 7.2 stable release series)</div>
<div><a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/manuals/addons/">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/manuals/addons/</a> (list of available addons)<br><br>First time users may explore the <a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/documentation/first-time-users">first steps tutorial</a> after installation.</div>
<p><strong>About GRASS GIS</strong></p>
<p>The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (<a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/">https://grass.osgeo.org/</a>),
commonly referred to as GRASS GIS, is an Open Source Geographic
Information System providing powerful raster, vector and geospatial
processing capabilities in a single integrated software suite. GRASS GIS
includes tools for spatial modeling, visualization of raster and vector
data, management and analysis of geospatial data, and the processing of
satellite and aerial imagery. It also provides the capability to
produce sophisticated presentation graphics and hardcopy maps. GRASS GIS
has been translated into about twenty languages and supports a huge
array of data formats. It can be used either as a stand-alone
application or as backend for other software packages such as QGIS and R
geostatistics. It is distributed freely under the terms of the GNU
General Public License (GPL). GRASS GIS is a founding member of the Open
Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo).</p>
<p><em>The GRASS Development Team, December 2016</em></p></div></div>