Re: [GRASS-user] New paper: GRASS GIS: a multi-purpose Open Source GIS

2011-12-15 Thread Hamish
Markus Neteler wrote: we are proud to announce a new, general paper on GRASS GIS: Neteler, M., Bowman, M.H., Landa, M. and Metz, M. (2012): GRASS GIS: a multi-purpose Open Source GIS. Environmental Modelling Software DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.014 Proof PDF:

Re: [GRASS-user] GRASS citation?

2011-12-15 Thread Markus Neteler
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 1:03 AM, Marcello Gorini gor...@gmail.com wrote: Stephen Sefick: I saw a paper on this list the other day, but have deleted the original email.  Is this the appropriate thing to cite when referring to GRASS GIS in a paper? Markus Neteler: You may cite as

[GRASS-user] d.histogram in GRASS6.4.2RC2

2011-12-15 Thread Aldo Clerici
Dear GRASSusers, It seems that the options for a pie style histogram and for the choice of the text color in the wxpython GUI are not working. Is this a bug or there something wrong in my GRASS version? Furthermore it seems that the nsteps option for fp values is no more available, or maybe I'm

[GRASS-user] reprojection problem

2011-12-15 Thread Tyler Smith
Hi, I'm a GIS novice, trying to reproject a vector layer. My objective is to get a world map projected into Lambert Equal-Area, centered on the north pole. I chose this projection as it shows the entire arctic well, but I don't have to use Lambert Equal-Area specifically. This is what I've tried

Re: [GRASS-user] new paper

2011-12-15 Thread Markus Neteler
Hi Michael, On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Michael Barton michael.bar...@asu.edu wrote: Hi Markus, Many congratulations. Is this paper available yet? I can't find it at EMS. here is the proof: http://gis.cri.fmach.it/uploads/ENSO_2675_proof_GRASS_GIS.pdf It will be at EMS shortly...

Re: [GRASS-user] reprojection problem

2011-12-15 Thread Markus Metz
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Tyler Smith tyler.sm...@mail.mcgill.ca wrote: Hi, I'm a GIS novice, trying to reproject a vector layer. My objective is to get a world map projected into Lambert Equal-Area, centered on the north pole. I chose this projection as it shows the entire arctic

Re: [GRASS-user] GRASS citation?

2011-12-15 Thread Marcello Gorini
Markus: Please use ... GRASS GIS (© 1999-2011 GRASS Development Team) version is 6.4.2svn and the main modules that compose But the version is 6.4.0svn (2010) actually... and then when I talk about a specific module I say like the minimum-watershed-size threshold was set

Re: [GRASS-user] GRASS citation?

2011-12-15 Thread Markus Neteler
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Marcello Gorini gor...@gmail.com wrote: Markus: Please use ... GRASS GIS (© 1999-2011 GRASS Development Team) version is 6.4.2svn and the main modules that compose But the version is 6.4.0svn (2010) actually... Of course, if you used 6.4.0svn

Re: [GRASS-user] GRASS citation?

2011-12-15 Thread Marcello Gorini
OK, thanks. And by the way... congrats on the GRASS paper! On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Markus Neteler nete...@osgeo.org wrote: On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Marcello Gorini gor...@gmail.com wrote: Markus: Please use ... GRASS GIS (© 1999-2011 GRASS Development Team)

[GRASS-user] Re: [R-sig-Geo] TRAINING: Open Source Tools for Spatial Ecological Modeling

2011-12-15 Thread Giuseppe Amatulli
Hi Within the http://www.spatial-ecology.net project we are organizing a course in Open Source Tools for Spatial Ecological Modeling using R, GRASS, AWK, gdal under Linux Environment. The training will take place at the University of Alcalà (Madrid) Spain, Geography Department, 9-13 January

Re: [GRASS-user] reprojection problem

2011-12-15 Thread Hamish
Markus Metz wrote: In short, Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection centered on the north pole can not represent the whole earth. If you're focused on the N pole, Polar Stereographic projection may be the way to go. e.g. NASA's Blue Marble 2002 and Night on Earth reprojected from lat/long: