[GRASSLIST:47] Re: Geology Maps and Grass

[Carlos "Guâno" Grohmann]

I agree.
GMT may be tricky at first, but you can make excellent maps with it.

a good example (I guess this is from Dylan):

http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/drupal/node/102


Carlos

On 3/13/06, Thomas Adams <Thomas.Adams at noaa.gov> wrote:
> Dylan,
>
> My thought exactly… Some very stunning graphics can be created with GMT.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Dylan Beaudette wrote:
> > On Monday 13 March 2006 03:40 am, RAVI KUMAR wrote:
> >
> >> One of the Oldest and largest Scientific Departments of India is evaluating
> >> GRASS GIS. No doubt that it is compared with ARC-INFO.
> >>
> >>   We are having difficulty to demonstrate Good Mapcomposition through
> >>   GRASS.
> >>
> >>   1. Geological structural symbols like Foliation / Bedding which are taken
> >> from a table and represented with the rotation as per table.. How can we do
> >> it, in GRASS or any FOSS software?
> >>
> >>   2. Symbol generation for GEOLOGY, what FOSS software to use ?
> >>
> >>   3. Preparation of a map with Cartographic elegance, What FOSS to Use.
> >>
> >>   ThanX in anticipation
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Give the generic mapping tools a try:
> >
> > http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/
> >
> >
>
>
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