GMT vs. MAPGEN w/ GRASS

[Ronald Wiemer]

What the hell is GMT, is it public domain, and if so, where can I get 
it?

Ronald Wiemer

> Hello,
> 
> Is anyone doing cartographic output from GRASS using GMT?
> 
> I have been told that GMT is easier to use than Mapgen and
> produces equally high-quality output.  
> 
> Why the GRASS connection to Mapgen?  I have not had any luck
> compiling the GRASS Mapgen distribution on my SGI Indigo2.
> GMT compiles and runs fine, so I was going to invest my 
> cartographic output effort in GMT.
> 
> Does anyone have any words of wisdom regarding this?
> 
> Thanks, 
> -Steve
> 
> -Stephen Dzurenko
>  Ocean Mapping Division
>  Ocean Technology Center 
>  Graduate School of Oceanography
>  University of Rhode Island
> 
>  ph: 401 792-6853
>  fx: 401 792-6849
>  e-mail: steve at ocean.oce.uri.edu
>