I had an interesting relevant experience trying the current GitLab
interface: When logged in, I clicked the + button to create a new
repository. Well, I found New project, New group, and New snipped. I was
quite sure I don't want snipped and group, but for couple seconds I was not
convinced I want
My two cents' worth: it is indeed an issue for beginners, and would be
great to see new term for it, but I would stay away from using
acronyms.
P
On 16 June 2018 at 23:28, Huidae Cho wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I agree that this terminology needs to be changed. "Project" seems to
> simplify this issu
Dear All,
I agree that this terminology needs to be changed. "Project" seems to
simplify this issue too much because one project doesn't always involve
with only one SRS. My database folder looks like this:
aea@
epsg102681/
srorg7873/
utm52n@
xy/
I try to be consistent in naming Locations and fo
* Vaclav Petras [2018-06-02 11:14:57 -0400]:
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Michael Barton
wrote:
As one of the most venerable desktop GIS packages and perhaps THE most
venerable still in existence, GRASS has some quirks that harken back to its
origins long ago. Most are simply quirky. But
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From: Vaclav Petras
Date: Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 8:15 AM
To: Michael Barton
Cc: GRASS developers list
Subject: Re: [GRASS-dev] a proposal to rename "location"
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 6:51
ject: Re: [GRASS-dev] a proposal to rename "location"
Michael,
we are all aware of this issue and I think that this should be part of the
discussion
of how to make the GRASS startup more friendly for newcomers.
Here is a summary of some ideas from the recent discussion on the list and
>>Here is a summary of some ideas from the recent discussion on >the list and
in our lab:
>https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/New_Startup
"Scariness of and bad associations with terminal window/command line on
Windows (but consistency and most people seem to ignore it anyway)"
int
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 9:33 PM, Helena Mitasova wrote:
>
> Here is a summary of some ideas from the recent discussion on the list
and in our lab:
> https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/New_Startup
> ...
> Feel free to add summary of your ideas to the trac linked above,
As Helena su
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 9:33 PM, Nikos Alexandris
wrote:
>
> Would think of SRS instead of CRS, so as to be in line with GDAL's
> terminology?
CRS versus SRS: Here are the definitions from OGC Glossary:
coordinate reference system (CRS):
A coordinate system that has a reference to the Earth. Con
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Michael Barton
wrote:
> As one of the most venerable desktop GIS packages and perhaps THE most
> venerable still in existence, GRASS has some quirks that harken back to its
> origins long ago. Most are simply quirky. But the folder hierarchy called a
> “location” i
I agree very much, my "locations" also always have a CRS-name in them. Makes
a lot of sense to use "CRS" or "SRS" instead. That would also significantly
reduce the time that I always needed to figure out a proper name for my
location...
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SRS is fine too.
Michael Barton
School of Human Evolution &Social Change
Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity
Arizona State University
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> On Jun 1, 2018, at 6:28 PM, Nikos Alexandris wrote:
>
> * Michael Barton [2018-06-01 22:51:14 +]:
>
>> As one of the most vene
Michael,
we are all aware of this issue and I think that this should be part of the
discussion
of how to make the GRASS startup more friendly for newcomers.
Here is a summary of some ideas from the recent discussion on the list and in
our lab:
https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/wxGUIDevelopment/
* Michael Barton [2018-06-01 22:51:14 +]:
As one of the most venerable desktop GIS packages and perhaps THE most
venerable still in existence, GRASS has some quirks that harken back to its
origins long ago. Most are simply quirky. But the folder hierarchy called a
“location” is very conf
As one of the most venerable desktop GIS packages and perhaps THE most
venerable still in existence, GRASS has some quirks that harken back to its
origins long ago. Most are simply quirky. But the folder hierarchy called a
“location” is very confusing in today’s GIS world. Originally, it did pri
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