[GRASSLIST:237] Re: getting started

[Allan Hollander]

A good tutorial to get started with is the document "Grass 6 in a 
nutshell" -- see 
http://mpa.itc.it/markus/osg05/neteler_grass6_nutshell2005.pdf. This also 
has some instructions on QGIS and the GRASS link to it.

-- Allan


On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, Scott Cunningham wrote:

> I have absolutely no experience with GIS software, and am a bit  
> overwhelmed by the startup costs of working with GRASS.  Can someone  
> provide me with a GRASS FOR DUMMIES kind of URL or pdf? My needs are  
> extremely limited - I basically need to create a map of the USA that  
> shows visually the white and black "sex ratio" (ie, ratio of men to  
> women for certain age cohorts) for each state.  I've installed  
> X11.app and have downloaded (and installed) GRASS 6.1.  I don't want  
> to bog the listserv down with stupid questions, more than I already  
> have, but if anyone can point me towards a helpful primer, I'd  
> appreciate it.
> 
> 
> sc
> 

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