Wed, Mar 8 2006
22:29:18
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Request created by guest
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Subject: Cartographic tools, display
Platform: other
grass obtained from: Mirror of Trento site
grass binary for platform: Compiled from Sources
GRASS Version: 6.0.0
This is a general statement so please read it entirely before rolling your eyes.
I have spent many years working for various GIS vendors and I can tell you that
in order for GRASS to have wide acceptance it must improve four major areas.
1) Integration. Integration, Integration. GRASS must easly intergrated with other
components such as a RDBMS (POSTGIS).
2) User training and support are virtually non-existant.
2) Cartographic ability: layout, design and output are very poor with GRASS and
unless it improves it will never be generally accepted. This has always been
a problem and I know output is just a pretty picture to some but it is a big
factor to many. QGIS is not an intergrated solution BTW.
3) On the fly projections. Need I say more?
Paul
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Tue, Mar 14 2006
00:56:08
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Mail sent by mneteler
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Hi,
> 1) Integration. Integration, Integration. GRASS must easly intergrated with
other
> components such as a RDBMS (POSTGIS).
right. v.external should be bi-directional.
> 2) User training and support are virtually non-existant.
This is virtually not true:
http://grass.itc.it/community/usergroups.php
http://grass.itc.it/community/commercial.php
http://grass.itc.it/community/support.php
Enjoy.
> 2) Cartographic ability: layout, design and output are very poor with GRASS
and
> unless it improves it will never be generally accepted. This has always been
> a problem and I know output is just a pretty picture to some but it is a big
> factor to many.
Known problem. Hopefully being worked on in the future. Money and
contributions welcome.
> QGIS is not an intergrated solution BTW.
Thanks for the info. I am not aware that anyone suggested so.
> 3) On the fly projections. Need I say more?
Yes: How to project a 500MB MODIS satellite data scene on the fly?
For vector data QGIS does the job.
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