I suggested looking for the checklist that was used in the old USFS/BLM
Project 615. That project is relatively old now, but evaluated the various
GIS systems available according to a checklist of functionality and tests.
It would make a great starting point if you can find it.
Craig
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Line Trace Plus was a very powerful raster to vector conversion program used
by the SCS, BLM, and US Forest Service for years. At one point it
was distributed along with GRASS, but that no longer seems to be the case.
It pretty much dropped out of existence after project 615 made the ESRI
suite
I haven't been following this thread closely, so my apologies if my
suggestion has already been stated.
Back in the mid-90s the USFS BLM conducted a multi-year study called
Project 615 of the various GIS packages available. I would think that
their work would make a good basis and would provide
