[GRASSLIST:5521] Re: Newcomer Q:Missing libraries on OS X

[Matt Sakals]

Thanks a heap. I have much more work to do, but you helped me get off 
the ground.
Matt

On 24 Jan 2005, at 15:57, Michael Barton wrote:

> Matt,
>
>  Here are the steps to get your data into GRASS. The learning curve 
> for GRASS is about the same as for ArcView (if you can remember 
> starting from scratch). Knowing ArcView can be helpful and 
> frustrating. You have some idea of what is possible, but the ways to 
> do it are sometimes quite different—but not always. Now that I’ve 
> mastered GRASS many things are much easier than in ArcView, some are 
> harder, and others are just different. Hope this helps.
>
>  Michael
>
>  Use v.in.ogr (/files/import/vector/various formats using OGR) for the 
> shape files.
>
>  1. Make sure you are in a location with the correct projection 
> parameters and extents.
>
>  2. Put the path to directory with the files in the “OGR datasource 
> name” box (path the DIRECTORY only, without the shapefile name).
>
>  3. Put the new name of the GRASS vector file you want to create in 
> the “name of output vector” field
>
>  4. Put the name of the shapefile in the “OGR layer name” box WITHOUT 
> the .shp extension. (You can check the List available layers... 
> checkbox at the bottom to see a list of the names)
>
>  5. You will probably have to check the “Override projection” checkbox 
> because shape files don’t contain projection information (except with 
> new ArcGIS).
>
>  6. You may want to check the “Extend location extents...” box if the 
> map is bigger than the region you are importing into.
>
>  This should work.
>
>  Use r.in.gdal for the ArcView grid file. 
> (/files/import/raster/various formats using gdal).
>
>  1. Browse to the hdr.adf file inside the grid folder (not the info 
> folder) to put in the “Raster file to be imported” box
>
>  2. Give a name to the new GRASS raster file you are creating
>
>  3. You may have to check the “Override projections...” checkbox, and 
> may want to check the “Extend location extents...” checkbox
>
>  This should import fine.
>
>  Once you have imported the files go to g.region (/gis/region/manage 
> region) and set the region to match either of your maps. This makes 
> sure that you are looking at the part of the world where you just 
> imported data.
>
>  Use the GIS manager to display your data.
>
>  On 1/24/05 3:58 PM, "Matt Sakals" <msakals at interchg.ubc.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>  I am still having troubles getting going with GRASS and don't know 
> where to start. As I see it the big downside to continuous improvement 
> is that the support documents are always out of date. This whole 
> venture is extremely humbling as I am an advanced ArcView user, but 
> can't get going here.  
>
>  I am trying to import .shp files and ArcView grids, they are 
> projected according to BC Albers 
> (http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/gis/bceprojection.html). I am using GRASS 6.0 
> beta on OSX, would you be able to help me get off the ground?
>
>  Here is a sample data set of data I would like to work with:
>
>
>
>
>  Many thanks, it would be great if you can find the time to help me 
> out,
>
>  Matt Sakals, PAg, GIT
>  Sustainable Forest Management Laboratory
>  University of British Columbia
>  mailto:msakals at interchg.ubc.ca
> http://sustain.forestry.ubc.ca/home.html
>  785 Dickens St., Trail, BC, V1R 2B7
>  ph. 250.368.3191
>  m. 250.231.0951
>  __________________________________
>  On 19 Jan 2005, at 22:24, Michael Barton wrote:
>
>
>  On 1/19/05 8:30 AM, "Matt Sakals" <msakals at interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>  I am trying to install GRASS, and have used the GRASS complete 
> download for OS X from 
> http://wwwamb.bologna.enea.it/forgrass/download.htm
>  but I don't know if my libraries have been installed; I can't find a 
> grasslib folder on my computer anywhere.  
>
>
>  Matt,
>
>  If you have run the install program for the grass libraries in 
> Lorenzo Moretti’s GRASS complete, they are probably OK. They are 
> located in /usr/local/grasslib. This is a ‘hidden’ directory on a Mac. 
> You can check it by either...
>      1. Using the terminal program and entering
>      >>cd /usr/local/grasslib
>      >>ls
>
>      2. Selecting ‘Go to folder’ from the ‘Go’ menu in the finder. 
> Enter /usr and press ‘Go’
>      You should be able to navigate to /usr/local/grasslib then.
>
>
>
>  I don't know if GRASS is working right or not because I am new, but 
> in the tutorial it crashes when trying to import .shp files.
>
>
>  You don’t say which version of GRASS you are using. But I recommend 
> using GRASS 6.0.0beta1. It is posted on my mirror site for Lorenzo’s 
> files. I do NOT recommend using 5.7.0 because it is problematic. GRASS 
> 5.4 is fine also, but 6.0 does more and generally does it more better. 
> You should have no trouble importing a *.shp file using v.in.ogr in 
> GRASS 6.0.
>
>  Hope this helps.
>
>  Michael
>
>
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>  School of Human Evolution and Social Change
>  Arizona State University
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