[GRASS-dev] GEM Wizard question

[Yann]

These modeling tools seem interesting!
thanks Ben, I'll try to check that out.

Yann

On Monday 21 May 2007 18:24, Benjamin Ducke wrote:
> As far as I am aware, there are only a few extensions that I have
> created that actually make use of GEM, so far (sniff).
> Most importantly, spatial predictive modelling (which includes a generic
> Dempster-Shafer Theory framework for evidence-based modelling with
> raster data) and some advanced viewshed modelling with cumulative
> viewshed analysis. The newest version of GEM is already included in the
> GRASS 6.3 CVS and the executable is called "gem6".
>
> Everything can be downloaded here:
> http://www.uni-kiel.de/ufg/ufg_BerDucke.htm (bottom of page).
>
> However, I am currently hard at work migrating the code to Win32, doing
> a lot of bugfixing, etc. which is all made more complicated by a number
> of issues that currently exist in the Win32 version of GRASS (argh!).
> So I cannot currently support these versions of my extensions, due to a
> lack of time. As soon as the Win32 stuff has been smoothed out, I will
> substantially update my code base, documentation etc.!
>
> There is also a pretty flexible territorial modelling tools in the
> pipeline.
>
> Best,
>
> Benjamin
>
> Yann wrote:
> > A last question:
> >
> > Which Extensions are GEM "certified" so far and where can we download
> > them?
> >
> > thanks
> > Yann
> >
> > On Monday 21 May 2007 17:36, Benjamin Ducke wrote:
> >> No, I don't have a version of GRASS that support wxPython and the new
> >> GUI, yet. Just never had the time to get that new stuff running.
> >> I am waiting for the wxPython stuff to stabilize and reach beta level,
> >> before I put lots of time into doing this. Right now, it's hard for me
> >> to judge where the new GUI is headed and what would be the best way to
> >> integrate GEM-generated menus ...
> >>
> >> Yann wrote:
> >>> Ben,
> >>>
> >>> is GEM installing "Xtns" in wxPython GUI?
> >>>
> >>> Yann
> >>>
> >>> On Monday 21 May 2007 14:31, Benjamin Ducke wrote:
> >>>> I guess it wouldn't be too much trouble. GEM already has all that's
> >>>> needed for this: zipped extension packages can be downloaded (using
> >>>> wget), unzipped (to system's temp dir) and installed automatically.
> >>>> There is just one catch: since all files are installed into
> >>>> system-wide locations, the wizard will probably need superuser rights.
> >>>> So a tcl/tk based install wizard needs to provide a way to get the
> >>>> superuser password and run system commands with elevated rights.
> >>>>
> >>>> It would be a cool thing to have, I agree.
> >>>>
> >>>> Ben
> >>>>
> >>>> Yann wrote:
> >>>>> Hello,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Would it be possible to create a kind of Wizard to assist
> >>>>> download/install of extensions with GEM?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 1-locate GEM enabled extensions (http://wiki...)
> >>>>> 2-Download in ~/tmp
> >>>>> 3-run gem on it
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Yann
> >>>>>
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Yann Chemin
Sainte-Anne d'Auray, France