GeoTools Documentation
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Quickstart to get up and running with GeoTools in minutes:

* `Eclipse Quickstart <http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/tutorial/quickstart/eclipse.html>`_ ( `stable <http://docs.geotools.org/stable/tutorials/quickstart/eclipse.html>`_ )
* `NetBeans Quickstart <http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/tutorial/quickstart/netbeans.html>`_ ( `stable <http://docs.geotools.org/stable/tutorials/quickstart/netbeans.html>`_ )
* `Maven command line Quickstart <http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/tutorial/quickstart/maven.html>`_ 

GeoTools API
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GeoTools javadocs are `available online <http://docs.geotools.org/latest/javadocs/>`_ ( `stable <http://docs.geotools.org/stable/javadocs/>`_ )
or `download <http://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/>`_ them as a zip file.

User Guide
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The GeoTools user guide is available online:

`User Guide <http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/>`_ ( `stable <http://docs.geotools.org/stable/userguide/>`_ )
    Tutorials, module reference and examples illustrating the uses of GeoTools. Updated with
    build instructions and advanced tutorials and integration instructions.
    
    The user guide is available for `download <http://sourceforge.net/projects/geotools/files/>`_
    as a zip file.
       
`Tutorials <http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/tutorial/>`_ ( `stable <http://docs.geotools.org/stable/tutorials/>`_ )
    Step by step tutorials intorducing both GeoTools and geospatial concepts for Java developers.

`FAQ <http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/faq.html>`_ ( `stable <http://docs.geotools.org/stable/userguide/faq.html>`_ )  
    Convey wisdom gleaned from the GeoTools user list.

Developing GeoTools
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See the `Get Involved <http://geotools.org/getinvolved.html>`_ page for the Developer's Guide,
issue tracking and how to join the GeoTools community.

Welcome Developers
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We would like to welcome developers from the following GeoTools powered projects.

`Geomajas <http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/welcome/geomajas.html>`_
`GeoServer <http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/welcome/geoserver.html>`_ 
`uDig <http://docs.geotools.org/latest/userguide/welcome/udig.html>`_