[GRASS-user] Scientific Comparison between GRASS and Proprietary Remote Sensing/GIS Software

[Jan Hartmann]

Hamish wrote:
> 
> corollary- what are the licensing costs to buy every proprietary toolbox
> needed to match the features of a full GRASS install?
> Can it be done for < US$10,000? <$50,000? <$100,000??
> 

I would like to add an important aspect I am working on now: cluster 
computing. There is a big potential in parallellizing algorithms within 
GRASS, and that would really be unaffordable with commercial 
GIS-software. A Linux cluster nowadays doesn't cost anything any more, 
and with free software the possibilities for development are limitless.

Jan Hartmann

Dr. J. Hartmann
Department of Geography
University of Amsterdam