[GRASSLIST:6937] Re: grass to hardcopy map outputs

[RAVI KUMAR]

ThanQ Dylan,
the webpage is very interesting. We eagerly await
further inputs from U.

Cartographic elegance is one thing that should not
burden nations with investing in software like Autocad
etc. The wonderful work of GRASS must be suitably
supported by another FOSS such taht this hurdle is
also solved. GMT is doing it to a alarge extent (or in
complete ?). 
Ravi




--- Dylan Beaudette <dylan at iici.no-ip.org> wrote:
> On May 28, 2005, at 5:05 AM, RAVI KUMAR wrote:
> 
> > Dear All,
> > GMT was the suggested program for Cartography and
> map hardcopy outputs.
> > 1. Please suggest if there are any workedout
> exercises.
> > 2. Is there any other FOSS software recommended
> for work similar to 
> > Autocad or Microstation.
> >  
> > ThanQ
> > Ravi
> >
> 
> Ravi,
> 
> While GMT can produce quality output maps from GRASS
> data, the GMT 
> syntax can be a little daunting at first.
> Furthermore, the GMT man 
> pages can sometimes be a bit terse.
> 
> I am working on documenting some examples of a GRASS
> - GMT workflow 
> here:
>
http://169.237.35.250/~dylan/grass_user_group/map1.html
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> --
> Dylan Beaudette
> Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Group
> University of California at Davis
> 530.754.7341
> 
> 


		
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