Open Source GIS and Freeware GIS Applications
There are many open source GIS and web mapping applications to choose from.
Where is Open Source GIS Going?
Mark Altaweel discusses the growth and direction of open source GIS tools and software in this opinion piece.
GIS on the Mac
There are a few software packages and configuration options for those Macintosh users that are interested in running GIS software on their computers. Â One of … Read more
GRASS How To: Sample Files
Example Linux versions of some critical GRASS files This appendix is the home of Linux-specific examples of selected GRASS configuration files. Currently, only several examples … Read more
GRASS How To: Enhancing GRASS
If you plant to enhance any part of GRASS, read this first! GRASS has been developed for over a decade as completely unrestricted public domain … Read more
GRASS How To: GRASS 4.2 Quick Start
Installation Instructions Warning These instructions pertain to the 4.2 release of GRASS. Users are urged to consult the complete installation guide for more detailed instructions. … Read more
GRASS How To: Acquisition/Compilation of GRASS Source Code
The GRASS binaries for Linux tend to work. Why would anyone want to mess with the source code? Let’s try to answer this with another … Read more
GRASS How To: References
For general reference material on GIS, try a very good technical bookstore (in many cases these are campus bookstores at schools with good GIS programs … Read more
Acquisition/Installation of GRASS Binaries
This appendix describes how to acquire and install Linux binaries for GRASS4.13 (the 3rd update to the last full release of GRASS, version 4.1). How … Read more
GRASS How To: Copyright Notice, and Notice on Support of this Document
9.1. Copyright notice This document was prepared by a Federal civil servant in support of his work (but mostly on his own time). It is … Read more
GRASS How To: The Future of GRASS?
Excellent question! Several possible answers have been thrown out: USA/CERL’s announced intention is to use GRASS and COTS (commercial off-the-shelf software) for internal uses, to … Read more
GRASS How To: Web-based Support for GRASS (and for GIS Matters in General)
Support for a public domain program? No way, they say! Actually, as a user of Linux, you probably know better. GRASS started by having a … Read more