[GRASSLIST:500] Re: Shipping data with GNU/Linux distributions

[Luis E Menoyo]

I tend to agree.  I also found creating a Location a dounting task for a 
biginner and ran into difficulties figuring out how to import data.  In 
part that was because the Spearfish tutorial misses how to import a data 
set.  I was left with figuring it  out on my own.  My first breakthru in 
importing data was using USGS SDTS DLG data sets.
 
I'm planning a short GRASS GIS hands-on intro here in Honolulu.  I was 
thinking of using a native GRASS data set, but also walking people thru 
the process of importing SDTS data.   Although having the Spearfish data 
set on the GNU/Linux distribution would be a definite plus, I would 
recommentd some easily importable data to go with it.  Once a biginner 
learns that by importing a data set he/she can re-map the location 
information in GRASS to the data set's georeferencing information, the 
road ahead becomes a whole lot smoother.

Although I'm presently working on providing USGS DLG GRASS-native data 
sets of the Hawaiian islands, the importance of people learning how to 
import their own data sets can not be understated.







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        To:     Bernhard Reiter <bernhard at intevation.de>
        cc:     "GRASSLIST(engl)" <GRASSLIST at baylor.edu>
        Subject:        [GRASSLIST:492] Re: Shipping data with GNU/Linux 
distributions


On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Bernhard Reiter wrote:

> > how feasible is it to have a default location? 
> 
> It is important for new users, that they have something
> to start on. To create a location is a tedious task, especially
> for a beginner.

YES!  I went crazy first time!
 

> > Would you suggest shipping the spearfish data? 

Yes, but what is the use of spearfish?  Not much.  OK for practice, but 
nothing else.  Something REAL would be great.  Perhaps GLOBE and ETOPO2 
and the shorelines from GMT?  I don't know about any copywrongs involved.
May the DCW be freely distributed?  And NASA's Blue Marble?  The Global 
Ecosystems database? 

But any real data ready for use would be a blessing for a beginner---GRASS 

is hard enough as it is :-/ 


Gustavo
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