[Portugal] [Fwd: [GRASS-user] New paper: "GRASS GIS: a multi-purpose Open Source GIS"]

[Giovanni Manghi]

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> From: Markus Neteler <neteler at osgeo.org>
> To: GRASS user list <grass-user at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: [GRASS-user] New paper: "GRASS GIS: a multi-purpose Open
> Source GIS"
> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:31:04 +0100
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> we are proud to announce a new, general paper on GRASS GIS:
> 
> Neteler, M., Bowman, M.H., Landa, M. and Metz, M. (2012):
> GRASS GIS: a multi-purpose  Open Source GIS. Environmental Modelling & Software
> DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.014
> Proof PDF: http://gis.cri.fmach.it/uploads/ENSO_2675_proof_GRASS_GIS.pdf
>                  (the final PDF will be soon online)
> 
> Abstract:
> The GIS software sector has developed rapidly over the last ten years.
> Open Source GIS applications are
> gaining relevant market shares in academia, business, and public
> administration. In this paper, we
> illustrate the history and features of a key Open Source GIS, the
> Geographical Resources Analysis Support
> System (GRASS). GRASS has been under development for more than 28
> years, has strong ties into
> academia, and its review mechanisms led to the integration of well
> tested and documented algorithms
> into a joint GIS suite which has been used regularly for environmental
> modelling. The development is
> community-based with developers distributed globally. Through the use
> of an online source code
> repository, mailing lists and a Wiki, users and developers communicate
> in order to review existing code
> and develop new methods. In this paper, we provide a functionality
> overview of the more than 400
> modules available in the latest stable GRASS software release. This
> new release runs natively on common
> operating systems (MS-Windows, GNU/Linux, Mac OSX), giving basic and
> advanced functionality to
> casual and expert users. In the second part, we review selected
> publications with a focus on environ-
> mental modelling to illustrate the wealth of use cases for this open
> and free GIS.
> 
> Citations are of course welcome :)
> 
> Cheers
> Markus
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