[GRASSweb-list]markus: web/grass60 index.php,1.2,1.3 main.inc,1.3,1.4 title.inc,1.1,1.2
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grass at intevation.de
Thu Jan 20 07:53:43 EST 2005
Author: markus
Update of /grassrepository/web/grass60
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Modified Files:
index.php main.inc title.inc
Log Message:
added 6.0.0 announcement
Index: index.php
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</td>
<td valign="top"> <!-- MAIN PART -->
- <h3>GRASS 6.0 Release</h3>
+ <h3>GRASS 6.0</h3>
<?php
include("main.inc");
?>
Index: main.inc
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@@ -18,32 +18,36 @@
<ul>
<li> 12 January 2005: GRASS 6.0.0beta1 source code released</li>
+<li> See also the <a href="../devel/roadmap.php">Roadmap</a>.
+<li> See also the <a href="http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/twiki/bin/view/GRASS/ModulePortingList"> Old GRASS modules porting status to 6.0</a>.
</ul>
-See also the <a href="../devel/roadmap.php">Roadmap</a>.
-<br>
-See also the <a href="http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/twiki/bin/view/GRASS/ModulePortingList"> Old GRASS modules porting status to 6.0</a>.
-
<a name="features"></a>
<h2>GRASS 6.0 features</h2>
-The improvements of the vector architecture
-cover the new 3D multiattribute, multilayer vector library,
-a modified NVIZ and a few database management tools.
-DBMS is now integral part of the system.
+
+The improvements of the vector architecture cover the new 3D
+multiattribute, multilayer vector library, a modified NVIZ and a few
+database management tools. DBMS is now integral part of the system.
<ul>
-<li>Vector library (geometry):
+<li>New Vector Engine (geometry):
<ul>
<li>
- <b>multiformat</b> - also external data formats supported (SHAPE-file, PostGIS)
- without the need of data conversion (through OGR library with 'v.external');</li>
+ Support for <b>2D/3D vectors</b> (see <a href=http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/chaloupky1.png>screenshot</a>)
+ (CAD drawings, TINs), visualization supported in NVIZ</li>
+
+<b>multiformat</b> - also virtual map supported from external data
+ sources (SHAPE-file, PostGIS) without the need of data conversion
+ (through OGR library with 'v.external');</li>
<li>
- Optional <b>PostGIS support</b> implemented for geometry storage via OGR library.
- which probably allows for multiuser write access to the same vector map;</li>
+ Export/Import to <b>PostGIS</b>;</li>
<li>
- <b>spatial index</b> - v.build (was: v.support) significantly accelerated;</li>
+ <b>spatial index</b> build on the fly - 'v.build' (was: v.support)
+ significantly accelerated;</li>
+ <li>
+ <b>category index</b> to accelerate attribute queries;</li>
</ul>
<li>Database Management Interface (attributes):
@@ -58,62 +62,71 @@
<li>
<b>multilayer</b> - features in one vector may represent one or several
- layers and may be linked to one or several external tables</li>
-
- <li>
- <b>2D/3D vectors</b> may be created (see <a
- href=http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/chaloupky1.png>screenshot</a>)
- (eg TINs), already supported in NVIZ</li>
+ layers and may be linked to one or many external tables</li>
<li>
forms library implemented for user friendly query dialogs</li>
<li>
- Linear reference systems supported (LRS, to come)</li>
+ Linear reference systems supported (LRS, yet to <a href=http://mpa.itc.it/radim/lrs/index.html>integrate</a>)</li>
</ul>
<li>Applications/Misc:
<ul>
- <li><b>SQL queries/selects</b> supported by vector modules</li>
+ <li><b>SQL queries/selects/extractions</b> supported by vector modules</li>
- <li><b>attributes updating</b> is supported through the forms library
+ <li>interactive <b>attributes updating</b> is supported through the forms library
(d.what.vect lets you modify directly the attached attributes)</li>
<li>
- <b>Shortest path vector networking</b> (<a href=http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/d.path.jpg>screenshot</a>) - based on
- <a href=../dglib/>DGLIB (Directed Graph Library)</a>, costs may be assigned
- both to nodes and arcs (and also different in both directions of a vector
- line)</li>
+ <b>Shortest path vector networking</b>
+ (<a href=http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/d.path.jpg>screenshot</a>) - based on
+ <a href=../dglib/>DGLIB (Directed Graph Library)</a>, costs may be assigned
+ both to nodes and arcs (and also different in both directions of a vector
+ line)</li>
- <li>new <b>v.digit with GUI</b> under construction (<a
+ <li>new <b>v.digit with GUI</b> (<a
href=http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/v.digit3.png>screenshot</a>)</li>
- <li><b>import and export of any <a href=http://gdal.org/ogr/>OGR
- vector formats</a></b> as supported by OGR (Shapefile, TIGER,
- MapInfo and GML2, PostGIS and DGN)</li>
+ <li><b>import and export of any <a href=http://gdal.org/ogr/ogr_formats.html>OGR supported
+ vector format</a></b> (Shapefile, TIGER, MapInfo and GML2, PostGIS and DGN)</li>
- <li> <b>GUI generated by front end on runtime</b> and <b>display
+ <li> <b>GUI generated on runtime</b> and <b>display
manager</b> (<a href=http://mpa.itc.it/radim/g51/>screenshots</a>)</li>
- <li> i18n: support for <b>multiple languages</b> (at time framework implemented,
- translators needed)</li>
+
+ <li> i18n: support for <b>multiple languages</b> (messages partially indicated and
+ translated)</li>
+
<li> <b>multiple GRASS sessions</b>: a user can start more than one session
- in parallel</li>
-</ul>
+ at the time</li>
</ul>
+<li> Interoperability</li>
+<ul>
+ <li>Raster and vector data interoperability is granted through the GDAL/OGR
+ libraries which implement interfaces to OGC standards and common GIS data formats </li>
+</ul>
-<h2>Large File Support</h2>
-GRASS 6.0 supports reading and writing large files (> 2GB)
-if it is possible in your operating system. If you compile with
-<tt>-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64</tt>, you should be able to have raster maps
-which are larger than 2Gb.
+<li> Volume visualization</li>
+<ul>
+ <li>NVIZ now supports <a href=../grid3d/index.html>volume (voxel) visualization</a> </li>
+</ul>
+<li> Large File Support for raster maps</li>
+<ul>
+ <li> GRASS 6.0 supports reading and writing large files (> 2GB)
+ if it is possible in your operating system. If you compile with
+ <tt>-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64</tt>, you should be able to have raster maps
+ which are larger than 2Gb</li>
+</ul>
+</ul>
<a name="downloads"></a>
<h2>GRASS 6.0 Downloads</h2>
<ul>
<li> Software: See <a href="../download/index.php">download page</a>
+<li> Manuals: See <a href="../gdp/index.php">documents page</a>
<li> Sample data: <a href=../download/data.php>sample data sets page</a>
</ul>
Index: title.inc
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<!-- keep indentation -->
<center><br>
- <h1>GRASS 6.0 Release</h1>
+ <h1>GRASS 6.0</h1>
</center>
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