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<h2>GRASS GIS 6.1.0 released [DAY] [MONTH] 2006</h2>
<p>
-A feature release of <a href="http://grass.itc.it">GRASS GIS</a>
-has been published today.
+A new release of <a href="http://grass.itc.it">GRASS GIS</a>
+has been published today. This is a feature release in preparation for the
+next benchmark release, which will be GRASS 6.2. This release includes
+numerous improvements over the previous stable GRASS version, including
+hundreds of new features and support for the latest GIS data formats.
+
+<p>
+The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System, commonly referred to as
+GRASS GIS, is a Geographic Information System (GIS) used for spatial modeling,
+visualization of both raster and vector data, geospatial data management and
+analysis, processing of satellite and aerial imagery, and production of
+presentation graphics and hardcopy maps.
+
+GRASS combines powerful raster, vector, and geospatial processing engines into
+a single integrated software package.
+
+It is open source Free Software released under the terms of the
+<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public License (GPL)</a>
+and runs on a variety of popular hardware platforms.
+
+GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial settings around the world,
+as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental consulting companies.
+
-<p>The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System, commonly referred to as
-GRASS GIS, is a Geographical Information System (GIS) used for
-spatial modeling, visualization of raster and vector data, data
-management, image processing, and graphics production. It is open source
-Free Software released under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU
-General Public License (GPL)</a>. The new features of GRASS 6 cover
-a new topological 2D/3D vector engine and support for vector network analysis.
-Attributes are now managed in an SQL-based DBMS. A new display manager has been
-implemented. The NVIZ visualization tool was enhanced to display 3D vector data
-and voxel volumes. Messages are partially translated (i18N) with support for
-FreeType fonts, including multibyte Asian characters. New LOCATIONs can be
-auto-generated by EPSG code number. GRASS is integrated with GDAL/OGR libraries
-to support an extensive range of raster and vector formats, including
-OGC-conformal Simple Features.
<P>
-GRASS is founding project of the new
+Joining GRASS's well developed raster engine GRASS 6 introduced a new topological
+2D/3D vector engine including support for vector network analysis with attributes
+managed in an SQL-based DBMS. Integration and functionality of these engines have
+been improved with this new release, and 3D raster (voxel) support has been
+greatly enhanced with a number of new gridded volume analysis and support modules.
+
+A new graphical GIS manager and menu system has been implemented, while the old
+GUI display manager has been improved and retained for legacy support.
+
+The NVIZ visualization tool has been enhanced to display 3D vector data
+and voxel volumes and create on-the-fly MPEG animations.
+Messages are substantially translated (i18N) with support for
+FreeType fonts, including multibyte Asian characters. New project locations can
+be auto-generated by EPSG code number or directly from input data files.
+GRASS is integrated with the latest GDAL/OGR libraries to support an extensive
+range of raster and vector formats, including OGC-conformal Simple Features and
+uses the popular PROJ.4 libraries to include support for most known map
+projections and allow easy definition of new or rare map projections via custom
+parametrization.
+
+<P>
+This is the first release of GRASS as a founding project of the new
<a href="http://www.osgeo.org/">Open Source Geospatial Foundation</a>.
<h3>Platforms supported by GRASS:</h3>
-<p>GNU/Linux, Sun Solaris (SPARC/Intel), Silicon Graphics Irix,
-Mac OS X/Darwin, Microsoft Windows with Cygwin, HP-UX, DEC-Alpha, AIX, BSD,
-iPAQ/Linux and other UNIX compliant platforms (32/64bit).</p>
+<p>GNU/Linux, Mac OS X/Darwin, Microsoft Windows (native using MinGW or with
+full UNIX support via Cygwin), Sun Solaris (SPARC/Intel), Silicon Graphics
+Irix, HP-UX, DEC-Alpha, AIX, BSD, iPAQ/Linux and other UNIX compliant platforms.
+GRASS runs on both 32 and 64 bit systems with large files (>2GB) supported by
+many key modules.
+
<h3>Software download/CDROM:</h3>
@@ -56,40 +87,47 @@
<li><a href="../download/cdrom.php">GRASS on CDROM/DVD</a></li>
</ul>
-<p>The new source code is available now, and selected binary distributions for
+<p>
+The new source code is available now, and selected binary distributions for
major operating systems will be published shortly.</p>
-<p>For details on GRASS software capabilities please refer to:
-<a href="../intro/general.php">http://grass.itc.it/intro/general.php</a>
-and the previous <a href="announce_grass600.html">GRASS 6.0.0 Announcement</a>.</p>
-
-<h3>What's new in GRASS 6.1.0</h3>
+<p>
+For details on GRASS software capabilities please refer to:
+<a href="../intro/general.php">http://grass.itc.it/intro/general.php</a>,
+the previous <a href="announce_grass600.html">GRASS 6.0.0 Announcement</a>,
+and the newly renovated <a href="http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/wiki/Main_Page">Wiki
+collaborative help system</a>.
-<p><b>Selected Bugfixes</b>
-(see ChangeLog for details)
+<h3>What's new in GRASS 6.1.0</h3>
<ul>
+<li>Numerous bug fixes
+<ul>
+ <li>see ChangeLog for details
+</ul>
<li>Source code quality/libraries:
<ul>
- <li> GRASS is now almost ANSI C compliant
+ <li> GRASS is now in large part ANSI C compliant
<li> Ported <a href="http://mpa.itc.it/radim/wingrass/">natively to MS-Windows</a> (MinGW based)
- <li> Include header files fixed, many compiler warnings fixed
- <li> Compilation: added gcc4 compatibility
+ <li> Included header files improved, many compiler warnings fixed
+ <li> Compilation: compatibility with GCC 4
<li> Programmer's Manual: continued doxygen integration and automated extraction into
- PDF/HTML formats
- <li> SUBMITTING, SUBMITTING_SCRIPTS, SUBMITTING_TCLTK: New instructions for submitting code
- <li> GRASS-SWIG prototype interface added (PERL, Python)
- <li> DBMI: sqlite driver added; sql parser extended (support of expressions etc)
- <li> DBMI: mysql driver rewritten; mesql added
- <li> Support of long map/mapset names
- <li> raster maps: ZLIB compression bug for tiny maps fixed
- <li> raster maps: optional large file support (LFS, experimental) for maps > 2GB
- <li> display: X11/PNG driver rewritten, added RGB-raster operations
- <li> Projection codes: updated to EPSG 6.9
- <li> TclTk 8.4 also supported on Debian
- <li> FFTW3 supported
- <li> netBSD configuration fix
+ PDF/HTML formats. Publicly available for download and perusal.
+ <li> SUBMITTING, SUBMITTING_SCRIPTS, SUBMITTING_TCLTK: Improved instructions for code submission
+ <li> GRASS-SWIG prototype interface added (library bindings for PERL and Python)
+ <li> DBMI: SQLite driver added; SQL parser extended (support for expressions, new types, etc.)
+ <li> DBMI: MySql driver rewritten; MeSql added
+ <li> Support for long map/mapset names
+ <li> Raster maps: ZLIB compression bug fixed for tiny maps
+ <li> Raster maps: optional large file support (LFS, experimental) for maps > 2GB
+ <li> Display: X11/PNG driver rewritten, added RGB-raster operations
+ <li> Display: Working towards X-Windows as an optional dependency (new multi-platform GUI support)
+ <li> Display: 100% CPU use during interactive mouse functions fixed
+ <li> Projection code database: updated to EPSG 6.9
+ <li> TclTk 8.4 supported for Debian and other platforms using threaded libraries
+ <li> Full FFTW3 support for faster Fourier Transforms
+ <li> NetBSD configuration fixes
</ul>
<li> New Quality control systems:
<ul>
@@ -99,98 +137,175 @@
</ul>
<li> Graphical User Interface (GUI):
<ul>
- <li> major improvements in the Tcl/TK based GUI
- <li> gis.m: new GIS manager added as replacement of d.m
- <li> QGIS: fixes for GRASS plugin and toolbox in Quantum GIS
+ <li> Major improvements in the Tcl/TK based GUI
+ <li> <b>gis.m</b>: new GIS manager added as an optional replacement for d.m
+ <li> <b>d.m</b>: Legacy support provides access to the latest features
+ together with continued system maturity
+ <li> QGIS integration: fixes for GRASS plugin and toolbox in Quantum GIS
+ <li> Continued behind-the-scenes infrastructure refinements for the next generation GUI
</ul>
<li> Modules/Scripts:
<ul>
- <li> Message translation (i18N): added and extended to > 10 languages, also shell script messages translatable now as well as TclTk GUI messages
- <li> Documentation/MAN: various fixes and improvements (more examples added, style, new intro pages)
- <li> d.correlate: added
- <li> d.graph: rewritten, merged with d.mapgraph
- <li> d.grid: added geographic grid support
- <li> d.m: improved layout; added functionality
- <li> d.mvmon: added
- <li> d.out.file: added
- <li> d.polar: added
- <li> d.text: text rotation added
- <li> d.vect: variable vector line width added, random colors for points and lines
- <li> d.vect.thematic: added
- <li> g.html2man: fixes for MAN output
- <li> g.transform: added
- <li> gis.m: new alternative GIS manager added (see above)
- <li> i.find: Ignore hidden files
- <li> i.in.spotvgt: added
- <li> i.landsat.rgb: added
- <li> i.ortho.photo/i.rectify: no longer email notification
- <li> i.spectral: fix for finding gnuplot
- <li> i.vpoints: various menu fixes
- <li> m.proj: added
- <li> nviz: integrated into single user interface; animation labels; new flythrough navigation;
- menus polished
- <li> ps.map: various improvements (RGB etc), vector fill patterns
- <li> r.carve: added
- <li> r.cost: segmentation warning fixed
- <li> r.flow: disabled LatLong support
- <li> r.in.srtm: add flag to also read in US 1-arcsec tiles
- <li> r.in.wms: added
- <li> r.in.xyz: added
- <li> r.lake: added
- <li> r.mapcalc, r3.mapcalc: acos(), asin(), pow(), &&& and ||| added
- <li> r.out.gdal: added multiple CREATEKEY and METAKEY
- <li> r.out.vtk: added
- <li> r.profile: data input improved
- <li> r.sim.sediment: added
- <li> r.sim.water: added
- <li> r.sun: fixed units in description; new shadow algorithm; correction factor for shadowing to account for the earth curvature
- <li> r.support: re-added
- <li> r.thin: fixed max iterations for lines
- <li> r.to.rast3: added
- <li> r.to.vect: add flag to not build topology (for r.in.xyz + v.surf.rst)
- <li> r3.*: code improvements and extended functionality for voxel data
- <li> r3.out.vtk: added
- <li> v.db.addcol: added
- <li> v.db.addtable: added
- <li> v.db.droptable: added
- <li> v.db.reconnect.all: added
- <li> v.db.select: multiple column support added
- <li> v.db.update: added
- <li> v.drape: added
- <li> v.digit: new tools added
- <li> v.edit: added
- <li> v.external: GID search added; auto-search of FID added
- <li> v.extrude: added
- <li> v.in.dxf: rewritten, 3D support added
- <li> v.in.ogr: --overwrite option should work now, selective import with WHERE
- <li> v.in.e00: fixed
- <li> v.in.gns: added
- <li> v.in.mapgen: added
- <li> v.kernel: speed patch
- <li> v.lrs.*: Linear Reference System added
- <li> v.out.ogr: Faces export added (3D vectors, for KML etc)
- <li> v.patch: attribute transfer, if table structures are identical
- <li> v.rast.stats: added
- <li> v.report: added
- <li> v.surf.rst: default npmin fixed; fix for reading spatially variable smoothing
- <li> v.to.rast: added option to compute the direction (angle) of lines
- <li> v.to.rast3: added
- <li> v.univar.sh: added
- <li> Scripts: Fixes for awk related calculation problems in scripts for various locales
+ <li> Message translation (i18N): added and extended to more than a dozen
+ languages, Tcl/Tk GUI and shell script messages are now translatable
+ <li> Documentation/man pages: various fixes and improvements (more examples
+ added, including graphics, improved style, new introductory pages)
+ <li> <b>d.correlate</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - create a graph of the
+ correlation between data layers
+ <li> <b>d.graph</b>: rewritten and extended, merged with d.mapgraph
+ <li> <b>d.grid</b>: added support for geographic grid overlay on non Lat/Lon map
+ projections
+ <li> <b>d.m</b>: improved layout; added functionality
+ <li> <b>d.menu</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - Creates and displays a menu
+ within the active graphics monitor (tool for interactive scripts)
+ (port from GRASS 5)
+ <li> <b>d.mvmon</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - move current displayed maps to
+ another monitor
+ <li> <b>d.out.file</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - saves active display monitor
+ graphics to an image file (PNG,JPEG,...)
+ <li> <b>d.out.gpsdrive</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - exports display monitor
+ to a GpsDrive compatible backdrop image
+ <li> <b>d.polar</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - draws a polar diagram for an
+ angle map such as topographic aspect or flow direction
+ <li> <b>d.text</b>: added support for text rotation
+ <li> <b>d.vect</b>: variable vector line width added, random colors for points and
+ lines, dynamic width and colors from attribute data
+ <li> <b>d.vect.thematic</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - thematic mapper for
+ vector map displays
+ <li> <b>g.html2man</b>: fixes for improved man page output
+ <li> <b>g.transform</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - utility to compute
+ coordinate transformations based upon GCPs and output error measurements
+ <li> <b>gis.m</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> alternative graphical GIS manager
+ (see above)
+ <li> <b>i.in.spotvgt</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - import of SPOT VGT NDVI
+ file into a raster map
+ <li> <b>i.landsat.rgb</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - auto-enhancement of colors
+ for LANDSAT imagery
+ <li> <b>i.ortho.photo/i.rectify</b>: no longer signals completion with email
+ notification
+ <li> <b>i.spectral</b>: fix for finding gnuplot
+ <li> <b>i.vpoints</b>: various fixes, including reverse transform overlay of vector
+ maps from target projection
+ <li> <b>m.proj</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - utility to convert coordinates
+ from one projection to another (automated frontend for cs2cs)
+ <li> <b>NVIZ</b>: integrated into single user interface; animation labels; new
+ fly-through navigation; direct output of animations to MPEG with FFMPEG
+ library; menus polished; full Tcl/Tk 8.4 support
+ <li> <b>ps.map</b>: many improvements (extended RGB support, etc), new vector fill
+ patterns including vector legend support
+ <li> <b>r.carve</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - hydrological module for
+ transforming vector data of a stream to raster, and subtracts
+ depth from the output DEM
+ <li> <b>r.flow</b>: disallow erroneous Lat/Lon calculations
+ <li> <b>r.in.srtm</b>: support for US 1-arcsec tiles
+ <li> <b>r.in.wms</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - download and import data from WMS servers
+ <li> <b>r.in.xyz</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - creates a raster map from an
+ assemblage of many coordinates using univariate statistics (LIDAR/Swath
+ bathymetry import tool)
+ <li> <b>r.lake</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - raises lakes in a DEM from a seed
+ at a given water level
+ <li> <b>r.mapcalc, r3.mapcalc</b>: acos(), asin(), pow(), &&& and ||| added
+ for more intuitive handling of null data
+ <li> <b>r.mask</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - create a MASK for limiting raster
+ operations (rewritten for GRASS 6)
+ <li> <b>r.out.gdal</b>: added support for multiple CREATEKEY and METAKEY parameters
+ <li> <b>r.out.vtk</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts raster maps into the
+ VTK-ASCII format
+ <li> <b>r.profile</b>: improved data input
+ <li> <b>r.sim.sediment</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - overland flow hydrologic
+ erosion model based on duality particle-field concept (SIMWE)
+ <li> <b>r.sim.water</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - overland shallow water flow
+ hydrologic model based on duality particle-field concept (SIMWE)
+ <li> <b>r.sun</b>: fixed units in description; new shadow algorithm; correction
+ factor for shadowing to account for the earth curvature
+ <li> <b>r.support</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - raster map layer support
+ module (port from GRASS 5)
+ <li> <b>r.thin</b>: fixed maximum iterations for lines
+ <li> <b>r.to.rast3</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts 2D raster map slices
+ to one 3D raster volume map
+ <li> <b>r.to.vect</b>: add flag to not build topology (for r.in.xyz + v.surf.rst)
+ <li> <b>r3.*</b>: code improvements and extended functionality for voxel data
+ <li> <b>r3.out.vtk</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts 3D raster maps into
+ the VTK-ASCII format
+ <li> <b>v.db.addcol</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - adds one or more columns to
+ the attribute table connected to a given vector map
+ <li> <b>v.db.addtable</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - creates and adds a new
+ attribute table to a given layer of an existing vector map
+ <li> <b>v.db.droptable</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - removes existing attribute
+ table of a vector map
+ <li> <b>v.db.reconnect.all</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - reconnect vector maps
+ to a new database
+ <li> <b>v.db.select</b>: multiple column support added
+ <li> <b>v.db.update</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - allows the user to assign a
+ new value to a column in an attribute table
+ <li> <b>v.drape</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts a 2D vector map to a 3D
+ vector map by sampling an elevation raster
+ <li> <b>v.digit</b>: new tools added, bugs fixed
+ <li> <b>v.external</b>: GID search added; auto-search of FID added
+ <li> <b>v.extrude</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - extrudes a flat vector objects to
+ 3D vector faces of a defined height
+ <li> <b>v.in.dxf</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - rewritten for GRASS 6, 3D support added
+ <li> <b>v.in.ogr</b>: --overwrite flag repaired, selective import with WHERE option
+ <li> <b>v.in.e00</b>: fixes
+ <li> <b>v.in.gns</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - imports US-NGA GEOnet Names Server
+ (GNS) country files
+ <li> <b>v.in.gpsbabel</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - import Waypoints, Routes, and
+ Tracks from a GPS receiver or a GPS ASCII file into a vector map
+ <li> <b>v.in.mapgen</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - imports Mapgen or Matlab vector maps
+ <li> <b>v.kernel</b>: improved speed
+ <li> <b>v.lrs.*</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - Linear Reference System for
+ vector line networks
+ <li> <b>v.out.ogr</b>: Faces export added (3D vectors, for KML etc)
+ <li> <b>v.patch</b>: attribute transfer, if table structures are identical
+ <li> <b>v.rast.stats</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - calculates univariate
+ statistics from a GRASS raster map based on vector objects
+ <li> <b>v.report</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - calculate and report geometry
+ statistics for vector maps
+ <li> <b>v.surf.rst</b>: default npmin option fixed; fix for reading spatially variable smoothing
+ <li> <b>v.to.rast</b>: added option to compute the direction (angle) of lines
+ <li> <b>v.to.rast3</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - converts a vector points map
+ into a 3D raster map
+ <li> <b>v.univar.sh</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - calculates extended univariate statistics
+ on a selected vector map attribute table column
+ <li> <b>v.what.vect</b>: <font color="red">NEW</font> - upload vector values at positions of vector
+ points to a vector's attribute table
+ <li> Scripts: Fixes for awk and related calculation problems for various locales
<li> Scripts: Variable test portability issues fixed
</ul>
</ul>
+<ul>
+<li>GRASS Extensions Manager (GEM): <font color="red">NEW</font>
+<ul>
+ <li>Configure, compile and install additional GRASS modules without needing
+ the GRASS source code. Simplifies the addition of new modules or themed
+ module groups.
+</ul>
+</ul>
<P>
For a more comprehensive list of changed modules see the
-<a href="../grass61/source/">ChangeLog_6.1.0.gz</a>.</p>
+<a href="../grass61/source/">ChangeLog_6.1.0.gz</a> file.</p>
<P>
-For a complete list of command in GRASS 6.1.0, see
+For a complete list of command in GRASS 6.1.0, see the online
<a href="../grass61/manuals/html61_user/index.html">HTML manuals</a>.</p>
<p><BR><i>We are always looking for both testers and developers to
<a href="../devel/index.php">help</a> us maintain and accelerate this
-development cycle.</i></p>
+development cycle.
+
+The GRASS GIS project is developed under the terms of the
+<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>
+(the GPL) <a href="http://grass.itc.it/devel/index.php">in the open</a> by
+<a href="http://grass.itc.it/community/index.php">volunteers</a> the
+<a href="http://mapserver.gdf-hannover.de/grassusers/map.phtml">world over</a>.
+
+GRASS differs from many other GIS software packages used in the professional
+world in that it is developed and distributed by users for users; mostly on a
+volunteer basis, in the open, and is given away for free.
+
+Emphasis is placed on interoperability and unlimited access to data as well as
+software flexibility and evolution rate (both added features and bug minimization).
+</i></p>
<p>
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