GRASS GIS Report 2012

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- DRAFT, please expand

Key Accomplishments

  • Updated and modernized GRASS web site launched
  • GRASS 6.4.2 released, see details
  • GRASS 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 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

Participation in conferences

Education and Research

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.
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
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.
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.
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)

Areas for Improvement

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

  • Organize GRASS GIS Community Sprint