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* GRASS 7 started
 
* GRASS 7 started
 
* Integration in [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/wiki/pkg-grass OSGeo4W] efforts now active
 
* Integration in [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/wiki/pkg-grass OSGeo4W] efforts now active
* New developers acquired
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* New developers acquired: '''x''' to main archive, '''y''' to AddOns repository.
 
* More than 1000 subscribers in the grass-user mailing list (470 in grass-dev, many more in the other GRASS mailing lists)
 
* More than 1000 subscribers in the grass-user mailing list (470 in grass-dev, many more in the other GRASS mailing lists)
 
* In total '''22 TB of downloads''' from grass.osgeo.org in 2008 ([http://grass.osgeo.org/logs-bin/awstats.pl?month=all&year=2008&output=main&config=grass.osgeo.org&framename=index statistic]; not including downloads from mirror sites)
 
* In total '''22 TB of downloads''' from grass.osgeo.org in 2008 ([http://grass.osgeo.org/logs-bin/awstats.pl?month=all&year=2008&output=main&config=grass.osgeo.org&framename=index statistic]; not including downloads from mirror sites)

Revision as of 02:57, 25 February 2009

GRASS GIS

Key Accomplishments

the top 5-10 key items that the project or PSC accomplished this period

Web site: http://grass.osgeo.org

  • GRASS 6.4.0 prepared and release candidates published
  • GRASS 7 started
  • Integration in OSGeo4W efforts now active
  • New developers acquired: x to main archive, y to AddOns repository.
  • More than 1000 subscribers in the grass-user mailing list (470 in grass-dev, many more in the other GRASS mailing lists)
  • In total 22 TB of downloads from grass.osgeo.org in 2008 (statistic; not including downloads from mirror sites)
  • ...

Areas for Improvement

any weaknesses in process, software, management, etc. that you plan to address or recognise need some help

  • ...

Opportunities to Help

list areas that could use some help from members and readers of the report

  • Find more translators among the (power) users
  • Publish more use cases in the GRASS Wiki
  • ...

Outlook for 2009

this is the motivational part that is meant to inspire readers to keep their eyes open for great stuff in 2008 :)

  • Vector topology speedup
  • Overhaul of raster library
  • Cartography GUI extension programmed
  • ...