GRASS GIS software released in version 7.0 – Heise News Ticker

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Version 7.0 of the geographic information system GRASS brings a streamlined interface and new features. With the open source software

can be Windows, Linux and Mac OS X model spatial data and process aerial and satellite imagery. The new stable version 7.0 of the Geographic Resources Analysis Support System short GRASS wants to simplify with a revamped graphical user interface and new features complex GIS operations. Added in this version new modules for the analysis of raster and vector data, volume and time series. The existing modules have been improved and accelerated. “Many processes, which lasted hours so far, now running in a few minutes, even on my small laptop,” said Markus Neteler, coordinator of the development team, composed of scientists and GIS professionals from all over the world.

Working developers have also invested in the vector library, to make them faster and more efficient for large amounts of data. GRASS GIS 7.0 also provides a new system for the management and analysis of time series and a Python interface. All new features of GRASS GIS 7.0 can be found in the release announcement. The software is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS via the project website for download. ( ! lmd)