Difference between revisions of "GRASS GIS Report 2008"

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''list areas that could use some help from members and readers of the report''
 
''list areas that could use some help from members and readers of the report''
  
* Find more translators among the (power) users
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* Find more [http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Translation_Team translators] among the (power) users
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: - Develop a framework for efficient and [http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Updating_GRASS_Documentation#Translations  semi-automated translations of the 400+ module help pages]
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* Publish more use cases in the [http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/ GRASS Wiki]
 
* Publish more use cases in the [http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/ GRASS Wiki]
* Require more volunteers for help with native MS Windows packaging
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* (crossover with QGIS): QGIS grass-plugin maintainer required
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* We require more volunteers for [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/wiki/pkg-grass help with native MS Windows packaging] and testing
* Grow [http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Translation_Team Translation teams]
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* [http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Updating_GRASS_Documentation#Translations Semi-automated translations of module help pages]
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* (crossover with QGIS): QGIS [http://wiki.qgis.org/qgiswiki/GrassCookbook grass-plugin] and [http://wiki.qgis.org/qgiswiki/Adding_New_Tools_to_the_GRASS_Toolbox toolbox] maintainer(s) required
  
 
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Revision as of 04:18, 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 6.3.0 released (technology preview)
  • GRASS 6.4.0 prepared and release candidates published
  • Work on 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)
  • Three Google Summer of Code projects awarded and completed.
  • want this on the list Markus?:
[3rd edition of Neteler and Mitasova's GRASS Book published by Springer]
  • Translations: metrics?
  • ...

Areas for Improvement

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

  • SVN history "annotate" ability for Trac source code browser desired
  • ...

Opportunities to Help

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

- Develop a framework for efficient and semi-automated translations of the 400+ module help pages
  • ...

Outlook for 2009

this is the motivational part that is meant to inspire readers to keep their eyes open for great stuff in 2009 :)

  • Vector topology speedup
  • Overhaul of raster library
  • Cartography GUI extension programmed
  • Further participation in Google Summer of Code (we hope)
  • Stability on MS Windows leading to explosion of new users
  • Move/removal of web-svn documentation to MediaWiki; move/removal of devel material from MediaWiki to TracWiki
  • ...