[Ubuntu] QGIS, Grass and GeoProcessing [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Bruce Bannerman]

Thanks for the tip Hamish.

I'm particularly looking for an environment for non-GIS experts and was attracted to the model builder type approach.

I will also have a look at your suggested environment.

Bruce
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From: Hamish [hamish_b at yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, 23 November 2013 11:27 AM
To: Bruce Bannerman; ubuntu at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu] QGIS, Grass and GeoProcessing [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Bruce wrote:
> I'm trying to do some quite involved 'automated' vector data
> processing via Grass algorithms that really require a
> topological data set.

you may be better off using GRASS directly for that, its scripting
tools + scripting helper modules are very well developed. GRASS 6.4
favours Unix shell scripts, GRASS 7.svn favours Python. (But any
scripting language you like would work as long as it can make
system() calls.)

fwiw, both are fine tools, it's just a matter of using the right
tool for the job in any given situation.


regards,
Hamish