Today PyWPS 1.0.0 has been released by Jachym Cepicky. PyWPS (Python Web Processing Service) implements the OGC Web Processing Service (WPS) standard in Python programming language. It has been written with native support for GRASS GIS which allows for accessing GRASS modules via Web. Processes can be run asynchronously. By default, GRASS GIS is supported, other tools (R, GDAL/OGR, PROJ.4, …) can be configured, too.
A first demo application can be seen here: WUIW – a PyWPS AJAX Web Interface.
Tim Sutton reports that he has packaged QGIS as native Windows version bundled with GRASS GIS. Details are available in his blog, and the package with installer can be downloaded.
This new stable release adds hundreds of new features, support for the latest GIS data formats, and includes new translations for many languages.
The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) is a Geographic Information System (GIS) used for spatial modeling, visualization of both raster and vector data, geospatial data management and analysis, processing of satellite and aerial imagery, and production of sophisticated presentation graphics and hardcopy maps. GRASS combines powerful raster, vector, and geospatial processing engines into a single integrated software package.
The GRASS GIS project is developed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (the GPL) by volunteers the world over. GRASS differs from many other GIS software packages used in the professional world in that it is developed and distributed by users for users, mostly on a volunteer basis, in the open, and is given away for free. Emphasis is placed on interoperability and unlimited access to data as well as on software flexibility and evolution rate. The source code is freely available allowing for immediate customization, examination of the underlying algorithms, addition of new features, and fast bug fixing.
GRASS is used around the world in academic and commercial settings as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental consulting companies.
The software can be downloaded from https://grass.itc.it/download/ , https://grass.ibiblio.org/download/ and numerous mirror sites.
Thanks to all developers, testers and (new) users!
The hopefully final release candidate GRASS GIS 6.2.0RC3 has been published. The following fixes have been done:
See also the GRASS Wiki Roadmap. This release candidate should be very close (or even almost identical) to the final release of GRASS 6.2.0.
Thanks to all contributors – coders and testers!
GRASS 6.2.0RC1 was released yesterday (https://grass.itc.it/grass62/source/).
We are getting very close to the next stable version. This release improves upon the previous stable
version of GRASS by adding hundreds of new features as well as support for the latest GIS data formats. More soon!
After an extra round of hacking, the new SWIG based new GRASS 6.3 Python interface starts work within a GRASS session. We can now call GRASS C functionality in Python scripts. Via libera for GRASS as GIS backbone for other software packages!
[Special thanks to Alessandro Frigeri for the nice logo]
How cool – I got the Sol Katz Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software (GFOSS)!
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