[OSGeo-Discuss] GRASS GIS 7.2.0 released

[Jeff McKenna]

Just wonderful news from the GRASS team, and a nice way to start 2017, 
as part of the OSGeo family.

-jeff

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Jeff McKenna
President Emeritus, OSGeo Foundation
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On 2016-12-31 11:01 AM, Markus Neteler wrote:
> *We are pleased to announce the *stable release* of *GRASS GIS 7.2.0
>
> **
>
> *What's new in a nutshell*
>
> After almost two years of development the new stable major release GRASS
> GIS 7.2.0 is available. It provides *more than 1950 stability fixes and
> manual improvements* 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 *50 new addons* are also available. A summary of
> the new features is available at New Features in GRASS GIS 7.2
> <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures72>.
>
> /About GRASS GIS 7/: Its graphical user interface supports the user to
> make complex GIS operations as simple as possible. The updated Python
> interface to the C library
> <https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/manuals/libpython/> 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
> *significantly improved for speed and efficiency*, along with support
> for huge files
> <https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Massive_data_analysis>. A lot
> of effort has been invested to standardize parameter and flag names.
> Finally, GRASS GIS 7 comes with a series of *new modules* to analyse
> raster and vector data, along with a full *temporal framework*. For a
> detailed overview, see the list of new features
> <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures72>. As a stable
> release series, 7.2.x enjoys *long-term support*.
>
> *Binaries/Installer download:*
>
>   * winGRASS 7.2.0: 32bit standalone installer
>     <https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/binary/mswindows/native/x86/WinGRASS-7.2.0-1-Setup-x86.exe>
>     | 64bit standalone installer
>     <https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/binary/mswindows/native/x86_64/WinGRASS-7.2.0-1-Setup-x86_64.exe>
>   * winGRASS 7.2.0 OSGeo4W - testing area: 32bit OSGeo4W installer
>     <http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/osgeo4w-setup-x86.exe> | 64bit
>     OSGeo4W installer
>     <http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/osgeo4w-setup-x86_64.exe>
>   * Debian <https://packages.debian.org/grass> installer
>   * MacPorts <https://www.macports.org>
>   * openSUSE
>     <https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=grass&project=Application%3AGeo>
>   * ubuntugis-unstable
>     <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntugis/+archive/ubuntu/ubuntugis-unstable>
>   * /... further binary packages for various Linux distributions and Mac
>     OSX will follow shortly./
>
> *Source code download:*
>
>   * https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/source/
>   * https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/source/grass-7.2.0.tar.gz
>   * To get the GRASS GIS 7.2.0 source code directly from SVN, see here
>     <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/7.2.0-News#SVNSourceCode>.
>
> *More details:*
>
> See also our detailed announcement:
>
> https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/7.2.0-News
> https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures72 (overview of new
> 7.2 stable release series)
> https://grass.osgeo.org/grass72/manuals/addons/ (list of available addons)
>
> First time users may explore the first steps tutorial
> <https://grass.osgeo.org/documentation/first-time-users> after installation.
>
> *About GRASS GIS*
>
> The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System
> (https://grass.osgeo.org/), 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).
>
> /The GRASS Development Team, December 2016/
>
>
>
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