[GRASSweb-list]markus: web capabilities.html,1.8,1.9 general.html,1.23,1.24

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Fri Aug 1 16:52:46 EDT 2003 

Author: markus

Update of /grassrepository/web
In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv12988

Modified Files:
	capabilities.html general.html 
Log Message:
simplified, cosmetics

Index: capabilities.html
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RCS file: /grassrepository/web/capabilities.html,v
retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -d -r1.8 -r1.9
--- capabilities.html	28 Jul 2003 08:29:14 -0000	1.8
+++ capabilities.html	1 Aug 2003 20:52:43 -0000	1.9
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 <html>
 <head>
    <DEFANGED_meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
+   <DEFANGED_meta name="GENERATOR" content="Mozilla/4.74 [de] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.16 i686) [Netscape]">
    <DEFANGED_meta name="Author" content="Markus Neteler">
    <DEFANGED_link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="sitestyle.css">
-   <title>GRASS GIS capabilities</title>
+   <title>GRASS 5.0 capabilities</title>
 </head>
 <body>
 
 <h1>
 <DEFANGED_IMG SRC="images/grass.smlogo.gif" alt="HOME" ALT="grasslogo"  align=CENTER>&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
-GRASS GIS - Capabilities page</h1>
+GRASS 5.0 - Capabilities page</h1>
 GRASS GIS is a fully featured
 Geographic Information System. It supports
 <b>raster, topological vector,
@@ -486,14 +487,14 @@
 
 <tr ALIGN=LEFT rowspan="1">
 <td ALIGN=LEFT><b>Geostatistics</b></td>
-<td ALIGN=LEFT>Interface to <a href=statsgrass/index.html>"R" (GNU S)</a></td>
+<td ALIGN=LEFT>Interface to <a href=statsgrass/index.html>"R" (GNU S-Plus)</a></td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 
 <p>Here is a detailed page
  about the <a href="modelintegration.html">integration
  of simulation models</a>.
-<br>Click <a href="www/gdp/html_grass5/grass_commandlist.html">here</a>
+<br>Click <a href="grass421/bin_list_of_modules.html">here</a>
  for a list of the modules included in the GRASS Linux binary package (the
  source code offers some more modules).
 

Index: general.html
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RCS file: /grassrepository/web/general.html,v
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retrieving revision 1.24
diff -u -d -r1.23 -r1.24
--- general.html	27 Nov 2002 09:05:09 -0000	1.23
+++ general.html	1 Aug 2003 20:52:44 -0000	1.24
@@ -16,159 +16,106 @@
 </H1></td></tr></table>
 <!-- END OF HEADER -->
 
-<a href="#general">General Information</a>
-- <a href="#platforms">Platforms supported by GRASS</a>
-- <a href="#formats">Data formats supported by GRASS</a>
-- <a href="#management">Data Management capabilities of GRASS</a>
-- <a href="#programming">GRASS Programming</a>
+<a href="#general">General Information</a> |
+<a href="#features">Features</a> |
+<a href="#programming">GRASS Programming</a> |
+<a href="#platforms">Supported Platforms</a> |
+<a href="#formats">Import/Export</a> |
+<a href="#management">Data Management capabilities</a>
+
 
 <p><a NAME="general"></a>
 <h2>General Information</h2>
 
-Geographic Resources Analysis Support System,
-commonly referred to as GRASS GIS, is a Geographic Information System (GIS)
-used for data management, image processing, graphics production, spatial
-modelling, and visualization of many types of data. It is free software
-released under GNU General Public License (GPL).
-<br>Originally written by the
-<a href="http://www.cecer.army.mil" target="_top">U.S.
-Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories</a> (USA-CERL, 1982-1995),
-a branch of the US Army Corp of Engineers, as a tool for land management
-and environmental planning by the military, GRASS has evolved into a powerful
-utility with a wide range of applications in many different areas of scientific
-research. GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial settings around
-the world, as well as many governmental agencies including NASA, NOAA,
-USDA, the National Park Service, the U.S. Census Bureau, USGS, and many
-environmental consulting companies.
-<br>GRASS allows users to analyze, store,
-update, model, and display data quickly and easily. Although it was originally
-developed for use in land planning, its capabilities have been expanded
-and used in the fields of engineering, hydrology, geology, physics, statistics,
-remote sensing, business, and many others.
-<p>Due to the rapid growth and popularity
-of GRASS, the GRASS Development Team has grown into a <a href="grassdevel.html">multi-national
-team</a> consisting of developers at numerous locations. The development
-currently underway has resulted in new GRASS versions, the release of new
-manuals and documentation, as well as continued research and development
-for new versions.
-<p>The GRASS GIS is run through the use of
-either a standardized command line input, or an <a href="grassgui.html">Graphical
-User Interface</a> based on Tcl and Tk. GRASS is also supported under 
-<a href="wingrass.html">Windows NT/2000 running Cygwin</a> (experimental).
-GRASS can be used in shell scripts which allow users and programmers to
-create new applications and link GRASS to other software packages. For
-programming a fully documented C-API (> 800 GIS library functions) is provided.
-Users can input new data through digitization, CD-ROM, floppy disk, or
-tape drive.&nbsp;
-<hr>
+Geographic Resources Analysis Support System, commonly referred to as GRASS
+GIS, is a Geographic Information System (GIS) used for data management,
+image processing, graphics production, spatial modelling, and visualization
+of many types of data. It is Free (Libre) Software/Open Source released
+under GNU General Public License (GPL).
 
-<h2>GRASS Introduction</h2>
+<br>Originally developed by the <a href="http://www.cecer.army.mil/">U.S.
+Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories</a> (USA-CERL,
+1982-1995), a branch of the US Army Corp of Engineers, as a tool for land
+management and environmental planning by the military, GRASS has evolved
+into a powerful utility with a wide range of applications in many different
+areas of scientific research. GRASS is currently used in academic and
+commercial settings around the world, as well as many governmental agencies
+including NASA, NOAA, USDA, DLR, CSIRO, the National Park Service, the U.S.
+Census Bureau, USGS, and many environmental consulting companies.
 
-GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support
-System) is a raster/vector GIS, image processing system, and graphics production
-system. GRASS contains over 350 programs and tools to render maps and images
-on monitor and paper; manipulate raster, vector, and sites data; process
-multi spectral image data; and create, manage, and store spatial data.
-GRASS uses both an intuitive windows interface as well as command line
-syntax for ease of operations. GRASS can interface with commercial printers,
-plotters, digitizers, and databases to develop new data as well as manage
-existing data.
-<p>GRASS is ideal for use in engineering and
-land planning applications. Like other GIS packages, GRASS can display
-and manipulate vector data for roads, streams, boundaries, and other features.
-GRASS can also be used to keep maps updated with its integral digitizing
-functions. Another feature of GRASS is its ability to use raster, or cell,
-data. This is particularly important in spatial analysis and design. GRASS
-functions can convert between vector data to raster data for seamless integration.
-GRASS strengths lie in several fields. The simple user interface makes
-it an ideal platform for those learning about GIS for the first time. GRASS
-is capable of reading and writing maps and data to many popular proprietary
-GIS packages including ARC/Info and Idrisi. Users wishing to write their
-own code can do so by examining existing source code, interfacing with
-the documented GIS libraries, and using the <a href="grassdevel.html">GRASS
-Programmers Manual</a>. This allows more sophisticated functionality to
-be integrated in GRASS.
-<p>The ability to work with raster data gives
-GRASS the unique ability to function as a surface modeling system. GRASS
-contains more than 100 multi function raster analysis and manipulation
-commands. Surface processes such as rainfall runoff modeling, flowline
-construction (as shown), slope stability analysis, and spatial data analysis
-are just a few of the many applications of GRASS to engineering and land
-planning. Since many of the raster tools are multi functional, users can
-create their own maps from GRASS data analysis. In addition to standard
-two dimensional analysis, GRASS allows users to view data in three dimensions.
-Raster maps, vector maps, and sites data can be used for visualization.
-Example applications of such capabilities include airspace analysis for
-airport planning (as shown), terrain analysis and flybys, and spatial trends.
-<p>Tools in GRASS allow the user to animate
-any spatial data available with options to switch between data layers on
-the fly. Data used in <a href="nviz/">3D visualization</a> may also be
-saved as still pictures, or as mpeg movie files for later replay and analysis.
-Accompanying its land planning and engineering applications, GRASS contains
-a suite of tools to aid in hydrologic modeling and analysis. Currently,
-tools are also available for performing such functions as watershed analysis,
-curve number generation, flood analysis, and stream channel characteristics
-for comprehensive watershed modeling. Other GRASS programs can generate
-graphs, statistics, and charts of modeled and calibrated data. Additionally,
-GRASS can use field data for model input or simulate parameters based on
-numerical data. In addition to the traditional command line version of
-GRASS, a user interface, based on Tcl/Tk has been written. This puts the
-power of spatial analysis and modeling into an easy to use <a href="grassgui.html">Graphical
-User Interface</a> that is platform independent. This intuitive user interface
-lets users quickly and easily view, manipulate, and use data. Nearly all
-of the programs available in GRASS are available in the GUI, with the standard
-command line also available, giving users all of the functionality of GRASS.&nbsp;
-<P>
-<h3>GRASS and network support for team</h3>
+<br>The <a href="grassdevel.html">GRASS Development Team</a> has grown into
+a multi-national team consisting of developers at numerous locations.
 
+<p>
+[see also:  <a href="gdp/tutorial/grass_info_deu.html"><DEFANGED_IMG src=images/dflagge.gif></a>]
+[<a href="http://freshmeat.net/projects/grass/?highlight=GRASS">Freshmeat.net</a> entry]
 
-GRASS supports work groups through it's <a href=firsttime.html#location>LOCATION/MAPSET concept</a> which can be
-set up on NFS (Network File System). Keeping LOCATIONs with their underlying 
+<a NAME="features"></a>
+<h2>GRASS Features</h2>
+
+GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is a raster/vector GIS,
+image processing system, and graphics production system. GRASS contains over
+350 programs and tools to render maps and images on monitor and paper;
+manipulate raster, vector, and sites data; process multi spectral image
+data; and create, manage, and store spatial data. GRASS uses both an
+intuitive windows interface as well as command line syntax for ease of
+operations. GRASS can interface with commercial printers, plotters,
+digitizers, and databases to develop new data as well as manage existing
+data.
+
+<p><b>GRASS and network support for team</b><br>
+
+GRASS supports work groups through it's 
+<a href=firsttime.html#location>LOCATION/MAPSET concept</a> which can be set 
+up on NFS (Network File System). Keeping LOCATIONs with their underlying
 MAPSETs on a central server, a team can simultaniously work in the same
 project database.
 
 <p>
-[see also:  <a href="gdp/tutorial/grass_info_deu.html"><DEFANGED_IMG src=images/dflagge.gif></a>]
-[<a href="http://freshmeat.net/projects/grass/?highlight=GRASS">Freshmeat.net</a> entry]
+[see also: <a href="capabilities.html">GRASS capabilities</a>]
 
+<a NAME="programming"></a>
+<h2>GRASS Programming</h2>
+
+GRASS is released under <a href="http://www.gnu.org">GNU GPL</a>, the
+source code (more than 1 Mio lines of C) is completely available. GRASS 
+provides a sophisticated GIS library which can be used for own developments. 
+A <a href="grassdevel.html#prog">GRASS Programmer's Manual</a> is available 
+for download.
 
-<hr size=4 no shade>
-<p><a NAME="platforms"></a>
-<h3>
-Processor architectures and
-Operating systems supported by GRASS</h3>
-Architectures: Intel x86, Motorola PPC, SGI
-MIPS, Sun SPARC, Alpha AXP, HP PA-RISC, CRAY, others.
-<p>Operating systems: Linux/Intel, Linux/PowerPC,
-Solaris/SPARC, Solaris/i86, SGI IRIX, HP UX, Mac OS X (Darwin), IBM AIX,
-BSD-Unix variants, FreeBSD, CRAY Unicos, iPAQ/Linux handhelds and other UNIX compliant platforms
-(32/64bit), additionally Windows NT/Cygnus.
-<p>GRASS is written in C with documented <a href="grassdevel.html">C-API</a>
-and offers a preliminary JAVA interface.
-<br><a href="download.html">Source code</a>
-and selected <a href="download.html">binaries</a> can be downloaded.
 <p>
-<hr WIDTH="100%">
-<br><a NAME="formats"></a>
-<h3>
-Data formats supported by GRASS</h3>
+[see also: <a href="grassdevel.html">GRASS Development</a>]
+
+
+<a NAME="platforms"></a>
+<h2>Supported platforms</h2>
 
 <ul>
-<li>
-2D raster data,</li>
+<li>Architectures: Intel x86, Motorola PPC, SGI MIPS, Sun SPARC, Alpha AXP, HP
+PA-RISC, CRAY, others.</li>
+<li>Operating systems: Linux/Intel, Linux/PowerPC,
+Solaris/SPARC, Solaris/i86, SGI IRIX, HP UX, Mac OS X (Darwin), IBM AIX,
+BSD-Unix variants, FreeBSD, CRAY Unicos, iPAQ/Linux handhelds and other UNIX compliant platforms
+(32/64bit), additionally Windows NT/Cygnus.</li>
+<li>GRASS is written in C with documented <a href="grassdevel.html">C-API</a>
+    and offers a preliminary C++ interface.</li>
+</ul>
 
-<li>
-3D raster data (voxels),</li>
+<p><a href="download.html">Source code</a> and selected 
+<a href="download.html">binaries</a> can be downloaded.
 
-<li>
-topological vector data (2D, currently extended
-to 3D)</li>
+<a NAME="formats"></a>
+<h2>Import/Export: Data formats supported by GRASS</h2>
 
-<li>
-point data (called sites)</li>
+<ul>
+<li>2D raster data,</li>
+<li>3D raster data (voxels),</li>
+<li>topological vector data (2D, currently extended to 3D)</li>
+<li>point data (called sites)</li>
 </ul>
+
 In detail:
-<table BORDER NOSAVE >
+<table BORDER=0 NOSAVE >
 <tr VALIGN=TOP NOSAVE>
 <td WIDTH="45%" NOSAVE>
 <ul>
@@ -218,24 +165,17 @@
 export modules</a></li>
 </ul>
 
-<hr size=4 no shade>
-<br><a NAME="management"></a>
-<h3>
-Data Management capabilities
-of GRASS</h3>
+<a NAME="management"></a>
+<h2>Data Management capabilities of GRASS</h2>
 
-<table NOSAVE >
+<table BORDER=0 NOSAVE >
 <tr VALIGN=TOP NOSAVE>
 <td WIDTH="45%" NOSAVE>
 <ul>
-<li>
-Spatial analysis</li>
-
-<li>
-Map generation</li>
+<li>Spatial analysis</li>
+<li>Map generation</li>
 
-<li>
-Data visualization (2D, <a href="nviz/index.html">2.5D</a>
+<li>Data visualization (2D, <a href="nviz/index.html">2.5D</a>
 and <a href="grid3d/index.html">3D</a>)</li>
 </ul>
 </td>
@@ -244,8 +184,7 @@
 <ul>
 <li>
 Data generation through modelling (list of
-<a href="modelintegration.html">simulation
-models</a>)</li>
+<a href="modelintegration.html">simulation models</a>)</li>
 
 <li>
 Link to DBMS (PostgreSQL, others via ODBC,
@@ -257,19 +196,7 @@
 </td>
 </tr>
 </table>
-... and <a href="capabilities.html">GRASS
-capabilities</a>.
-<br>
-<hr size=4 no shade>
-<br><a NAME="programming"></a>
-<h3>
-GRASS Programming</h3>
-As GRASS 5 is released under
-<a href="http://www.gnu.org">GNU
-GPL</a>, the sources are released to public. GRASS provides a sophisticated
-GIS library which can be used for own developments. A "<a href="grassdevel.html#prog">GRASS
-Programmer's Manual</a>" is available for download.
-<br>
+
 
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