GRASS GIS Report 2011

GRASS GIS Report 2011
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 * Contact name: Markus Neteler, PSC Chair

Key Accomplishments

 * GRASS 6.4.1 released, see details
 * GRASS 6.4.2RC1 released, see details
 * New winGRASS 6.4.1RCs stand-alone package, MacOSX installer and Linux package released
 * Google Summer of Code 2011 participation with three 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


 * Getting GRASS 7 development into a usable state, offering many new features

Participation in conferences

 * 17-19 Jun 2011: 1st GRASS and GFOSS Hellenic Users Camp, Paou Monastery, Pelion, Volos, Greece
 * 6-9 June 2011: Scientific Workshop 2011 "Spatial Analysis with GRASS", Wroclaw, Poland
 * 20-25 May 2011: GRASS GIS Community Sprint 2011, Prague, Czech Republic (press release)
 * 19-20 May 2011: Geoinformatics FCE CTU 2011 - International Conference on Free Software and Open Source in Geoinformatics, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 12-13 May 2011: Open software for geodesy and geoinformation science conference, Wroclaw, Poland
 * 9-11 Feb 2011: GRASS and FOSS4G-IT user meeting 2011, Trento, Italy - XII Meeting degli utenti di lingua Italiana di GRASS e FOSS4G, Trento, Italy

Areas for Improvement

 * develop a migration guide for public administration
 * improve the existing sponsorship program

Opportunities to Help

 * help in translating GRASS GIS messages: need for translators
 * help in preparing more marketing material: update flyers and poster in different languages, prepare new website

Outlook for 2012

 * Organize GRASS GIS Community Sprint