[SoC] Week 12 Final Report: GRASS GIS Locations from Public Data

[Jeff McKenna]

Hello Zechariah,

Can you please record this final report on your wiki page in the weekly 
timeline as soon possible 
https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/GSoC/2017/GRASSGISLocationsfromPublicData

thanks,

-GSoC Admins



On 2017-08-21 2:03 AM, Zechariah Krautwurst wrote:
> *Project Title:*
> GRASS GIS Locations from Public Data
> 
> *Organization:*
> Google Summer of Code 2017
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
> GRASS GIS
> 
> *Abstract:*
> r.in.usgs is an add-on module for GRASS GIS that greatly simplifies the 
> process of downloading and using USGS raster datasets.
> 
> *Pre-GSoC:*
> Before r.in.usgs was created, USGS raster imagery was selected through a 
> web-based interface, manually downloaded, and manually imported into 
> GRASS GIS through a multi-step process. The process requires prior 
> knowledge of USGS dataset parameters, spatial reference systems, 
> coordinate reprojection, computational regions, and the appropriate 
> GRASS GIS tools and methods.
> 
> *Added value:*
> r.in.usgs provides a GRASS GIS GUI that suggests appropriate default 
> parameters, as well as provides advanced options for downloading 
> available USGS datasets. The module assembles user-input information 
> with the required GRASS GIS parameters and tools to automatically 
> download, import, reproject, and patch complex USGS raster data in a 
> single process.
> 
> *Continued Work:*
> r.in.usgs currently handles all three products from the USGS National 
> Elevation Dataset (NED) as well as all three products from the National 
> Land Cover Dataset (NLCD). Several other USGS datasets are made 
> available for download but each requires custom formatting and further 
> modifications to the r.in.usgs script processes.
> 
> Further development of the module should include continued incorporation 
> of USGS datasets, as well as creating accessible tools for sources of 
> international data. Ultimately, creating a module that allows GRASS GIS 
> users to contribute to a centralized, automated repository of properly 
> formatted publicly available datasets would provide a huge service to 
> the open source GIS community.
> 
> r.in.usgs will be moved into the official GRASS GIS add-ons repository 
> in the coming week.
> 
> *Links and Documentation:*
> OSGeo project wiki:
> https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/GSoC/2017/GRASSGISLocationsfromPublicData
> 
> Git repository:
> https://github.com/zkwurst/GSoC2017-GRASS-GIS
> 
> Raw code:
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zkwurst/GSoC2017-GRASS-GIS/master/r.in.usgs/r.in.usgs.py
> 
> Raw html documentation:
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zkwurst/GSoC2017-GRASS-GIS/master/r.in.usgs/r.in.usgs.html
> 
> Google Docs version of html documentation:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jarl2X05A020_dv8YAcXjdPAONHrWpGnWigHWyzb3ys/edit#heading=h.gu5m0ou06qhs
> 
> 
> 
> Zechariah F. Krautwurst
> 
> NCSU College of Natural Resources
> 
> MGIST Candidate 2017
> 
> zfkrautw at ncsu.edu <mailto:zfkrautw at ncsu.edu>
> 
> www.zekefrank.com <http://www.zekefrank.com>
> 
> 
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