Difference between revisions of "GRASS GIS Report 2012"

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- DRAFT, please expand

Contact name: Helena Mitasova, PSC Vice-Chair

Key Accomplishments

Updated and modernized GRASS GIS Web site launched (press release)
GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released, see details
GRASS GIS 6.4.3RC2 released, see details
WinGRASS 6.4.3RC2 stand-alone package, MacOSX installer and Linux package released
Google Summer of Code 2012 participation with three successful projects:

Pietro Zambelli : Python high level map interaction for GRASS GIS

Eric Momsen: Image Segmentation in GRASS GIS

Stepan Turek: GRASS GIS WxGui front end for vector analysis modules

Many improvements in GRASS GIS 7 development version, see new features

Participation in conferences

21-23 May 2012: GRASS GIS Community Sprint 2012, Prague, Czech Republic (press release)
Presentations at FOSS4G and geoscience conferences:
- 21-22 May 2012: FOSS4G-CEE, Prague, Czech Republic
- 3-7 December 2012:AGU, Open source geospatial for geosciences session
Feb 2012: GRASS and FOSS4G-IT user meeting 2012, Italy - XIII Meeting degli utenti di lingua Italiana di GRASS e FOSS4G, Italy

Education and Research

OSGeo Research and Education Laboratories with GRASS GIS applications and development among their activities launched at
- North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
- Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
GRASS GIS used at university courses:
- North Carolina State University, USA
- Archeology, Arizona State University, USA
- University of Basilicata, Italy. (Some training course material in Italian available here)
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium (Some training course material in French available here)
- University of Genoa, Italy (Numerical cartograpy and GIS (IT) [1])
Many papers that include GRASS GIS were published in scientific journals and conference proceedings in 2012:
- some examples in earth sciences
- Looking for the future in the past: Long-term change in socioecological systems
- Reference paper: Neteler, M., Bowman, M.H., Landa, M. and Metz, M. (2012): GRASS GIS: a multi-purpose Open Source GIS. Environmental Modelling & Software, 31: 124-130 (DOI)
Training:
- GRASS used for GIS training by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
- Workshop Introduction to GRASS GIS. GEOSTAT 2012, 3-8 Sep 2012, Muenster, Germany
- Workshop The temporal GRASS GIS framework: Introduction and application. GEOSTAT 2012, 3-8 Sep 2012, Muenster, Germany

Areas for Improvement

Develop a migration guide for public administration
Improve the existing sponsorship program

Opportunities to Help

Developers, power users providing support to newcomers, translators, documentation editors and others who would like to help are always welcome,

see more details on how to get involved

Help in preparing more marketing material: update flyers and poster in different languages

Outlook for 2013

Release of GRASS GIS 6.4.3
Continue improvements in GRASS GIS 7.0, technology preview release planned
Organize GRASS GIS Community Sprints
Participation at FOSS4G and other conferences
Participation in Google Summer of Code

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 === Key Accomplishments ===
-* Updated and modernized [http://grass.osgeo.org/ GRASS web site] launched
+* Updated and modernized [http://grass.osgeo.org/ GRASS GIS Web site] launched ([http://grass.osgeo.org/news/13/15/New-GRASS-GIS-Web-Site/ press release])
-* GRASS 6.4.2 released, see [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.2-News details]
+* GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released, see [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.2-News details]
-* GRASS 6.4.3RC2 released, see [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.3RC2-News details]
+* GRASS GIS 6.4.3RC2 released, see [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/6.4.3RC2-News details]
 * WinGRASS 6.4.3RC2 stand-alone package, MacOSX installer and Linux package released
-* Google Summer of Code 2012 participation with [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/SoCProjects#a2012 three projects]:
+* Google Summer of Code 2012 participation with [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/SoCProjects#a2012 three successful projects]:
 : Pietro Zambelli : ''Python high level map interaction for GRASS GIS''
 : Eric Momsen: ''Image Segmentation in GRASS GIS''
 : Stepan Turek: ''GRASS GIS WxGui front end for vector analysis modules''
-* many improvements in GRASS 7 development  version, [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures see new features]
+* Many improvements in GRASS GIS 7 development version, see [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures new features]
 === Participation in conferences ===
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 === Education and Research===
 * OSGeo Research and Education Laboratories with GRASS GIS applications and development among their activities launched at
-**[http://gis.ncsu.edu/osgeorel/  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA]
+** [http://gis.ncsu.edu/osgeorel/  North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA]
-**[http://geo.fsv.cvut.cz/gwiki/Open_Source_Geospatial_Research_and_Education_Laboratory Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic]
+** [http://geo.fsv.cvut.cz/gwiki/Open_Source_Geospatial_Research_and_Education_Laboratory Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic]
-*GRASS used at university courses - put links here:
+* GRASS GIS used at university courses:
-**[http://courses.ncsu.edu/mea582/common/GIST.html North Carolina State University]
+** [http://courses.ncsu.edu/mea582/common/GIST.html North Carolina State University, USA]
-**Arizona State University
+** Archeology, Arizona State University, USA
-* Many papers that include GRASS GIS development and applications were published in scientific journals and conference proceedings:
+** University of Basilicata, Italy. ([http://www.slideshare.net/madi468/corso-di-modelli-e-gis-per-lambiente-1 Some training course material in Italian available here])
-:Clinch, A.S., Russ, E.,Oliver, R.C., Mitasova H., and Overton, M.F. 2012, Remote sensing estimation of Hurricane Irene soundside surge elevations on the North Carolina Outer Banks, Shore and Beach 80, p. 1-10.
+** Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium ([http://164.15.12.207/cours/course/view.php?id=13 Some training course material in French available here])
-:Barton, M.C., Ullah, I.T., Bergin, S.M., Mitasova, H., Sarjoughian, H., 2012, Looking for the Future in the Past: Long-Term Change in Socioecological Systems, Ecological Modelling 241, p. 42-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.02.010
+** University of Genoa, Italy (Numerical cartograpy and GIS (IT) [http://dicca.aulaweb.unige.it/course/category.php?id=19])
-:Hardin E., Kurum O., Mitasova H., Overton MF, 2012, Least cost path extraction of topographic features for storm impact scale mapping, Journal of Coastal Research 28(4), p. 970-978.
+* Many papers that include GRASS GIS were published in scientific journals and conference proceedings in 2012:
-:Mitas, O., Mitasova, H., Brothers G., Weaver K., 2012, Managing change at dune landscape, Proc. 7th Int. Coastal and Marine Tourism Congress, Ed. D. Korteweg Maris, NRIT Media and NHTV Breda, Netherlands, pp. 61-74.
+** [http://gis.ncsu.edu/osgeorel/publications.php some examples in earth sciences]
-:Mitasova H., Harmon R.S., Weaver K.J., Lyons, N.J. and Overton, M.F., 2012, Scientific visualization of landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology 137(1), p. 122-137. (doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.09.033)
+** [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304380012000786 Looking for the future in the past: Long-term change in socioecological systems]
+** Reference paper: Neteler, M., Bowman, M.H., Landa, M. and Metz, M. (2012): ''GRASS GIS: a multi-purpose Open Source GIS.'' Environmental Modelling & Software, 31: 124-130 ([http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.014 DOI])
+* Training:
+** GRASS used for GIS training by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
+** Workshop [http://geostat-course.org/Topic_NetelerMetz_2012 Introduction to GRASS GIS]. GEOSTAT 2012, 3-8 Sep 2012, Muenster, Germany
+** Workshop [http://geostat-course.org/Topic_Gebbert The temporal GRASS GIS framework: Introduction and application]. GEOSTAT 2012, 3-8 Sep 2012, Muenster, Germany
 === Areas for Improvement ===
-* develop a migration guide for public administration
+* Develop a migration guide for public administration
-* improve the existing [http://grass.osgeo.org/donation.php sponsorship program]
+* Improve the existing [http://grass.osgeo.org/donation.php sponsorship program]
 === Opportunities to Help ===
-* developers, power users providing support to newcomers, translators, documentation editors and others who would like to help are always welcome,
+* Developers, power users providing support to newcomers, translators, documentation editors and others who would like to help are always welcome,
 see [http://grass.osgeo.org/get-involved/ more details on how to get involved]
-* help in preparing more marketing material: update [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass-promo flyers and poster] in different languages
+* Help in preparing more marketing material: update [http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/browser/grass-promo flyers and poster] in different languages
 === Outlook for 2013 ===
-* Organize GRASS GIS Community Sprint
+* Release of GRASS GIS 6.4.3
+* Continue improvements in GRASS GIS 7.0, technology preview release planned
+* Organize GRASS GIS Community Sprints
+* Participation at FOSS4G and other conferences
+* Participation in Google Summer of Code
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