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GRASS GIS releases version 6.3.0 23 April 2008 http://grass.osgeo.org

GRASS 6.3.0 is a "technology preview" release, the first beta on the path to GRASS 6.4-stable, and also marks the start of work on GRASS 7. As such GRASS 6.3.0 is not intended to be a stable release with ongoing support, but after five months of quality-assurance review users can be confident to use this version for their day to day work, indeed due to the open development model many already do.

This release brings hundreds of new module features, supported data formats, and language translations, as well as a number of exciting enhancements to the GIS. A prototype of the new wxPython user interface is debuted, and for the the first since its inception with a port from the VAX 11/780 in 1983, GRASS will run on a non-UNIX based platform: MS-Windows. This is currently still in an experimental state and we hope that widespread testing of 6.3.0 will mean the 6.4 release of WinGRASS will be fully functional and robust. Existing users will be happy to know that these new features do not disrupt the base GIS which remains as solid as ever and fully backwards compatible with earlier GRASS 6.0 and GRASS 6.2 releases.

Several infrastructure changes accompany this release with the project becoming a founding member of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). This includes a new home for the website, the Wiki help system, source code repository, community add-on module repository, integrated bug tracking system, and formal membership for the project in a non-profit legal entity. We hope that these changes will guarantee that the GRASS community will be well supported and vibrant well into the future.

The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) 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 sophisticated presentation graphics and hardcopy maps. GRASS combines powerful raster, vector, and geospatial processing engines into a single integrated software package.

The GRASS GIS project is developed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (the GPL) by volunteers the world over. 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 on software flexibility and evolution rate. The source code is freely available allowing for immediate customization, examination of the underlying algorithms, addition of new features, and fast bug fixing.

GRASS is currently used around the world in academic and commercial settings as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental consulting companies.

Software download at http://grass.osgeo.org/download/ and numerous mirror sites.

Full story at http://grass.osgeo.org/announces/announce_grass630.html

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=09/02/2008 - FDO, GDAL and GRASS Graduate OSGeo Incubation - FDO, GDAL et GRASS ont passé l'Incubation OSGeo=

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OSGeo is pleased to announce that the GRASS, GDAL and FDO projects have all graduated from the incubation process and are now a full fledged OSGeo projects.

Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) is a Geographic Information System (GIS) used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization.

The GDAL/OGR project provides a library and commandline tools for reading and writing geospatial raster and vector file formats. As a library it provides a single abstract data model to the calling application for all formats.

The FDO data access technology provides an API for manipulating, defining and analyzing geospatial information regardless of where it is stored. FDO uses a provider-based model for supporting a variety of geospatial data sources, where each provider typically supports a particular data format or data store.

Graduating incubation includes requirements for open community operation, a responsible project governance model, code provenance and license verification and general good project operation. Graduating incubation is the OSGeo seal of approval for a project and gives potential users of the project added confidence in the viability and safety of the project.

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La fondation OSGeo a le plaisir d’annoncer que les projets GRASS, GDAL et FDO sont sortis de la phase d’incubation et sont dorénavant des projets OSGeo à part entière.

GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) est un Système d’Information Géographique (SIG) permettant la gestion et l’analyse de données géospatiales, le traitement d’images, la production de cartes, la modélisation spatiale et la visualisation.

Le projet GDAL/OGR fournit une bibliothèque et des outils accessibles en ligne de commande pour lire et écrire des données géospatiales dans des formats rasters ou vecteurs. L’application utilisant cette bibliothèque à accès à une interface logicielle abstraite unique pour tous les formats.

La technologie d’accès aux données FDO fournit une API pour manipuler, définir et analyser l’information géospatiale, quel que soit l’endroit où cette information est stockée. FDO fourni un modèle basé sur des fournisseurs afin de supporter différentes sources de données géospatiales; chaque fournisseur permet l’accès à un format de données ou de base de données spécifique.

La fin de l'incubation signifie que les éléments suivants sont présents : une communauté ouverte autour du projet, un modèle de gouvernance du projet responsable, une vérification de la provenance du code et une vérification de la licence, ainsi qu'une bonne gestion générale du projet. Passer avec succès la phase d'incubation est le sceau de l'OSGeo pour l'approbation d'un projet, et donne aux utilisateurs potentiels du projet une confiance accrue dans la viabilité et la santé du projet.

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