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Geographic Information Systems Index
This folder contains a number of manuals dealing with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), such as Quantum GIS and GRASS, as well as interfaces between GIS programs and with other applications, such as statistical programs and databases.
Getting to know GIS and terminology
a short introduction to terminology and things you might not be aware of when first starting to work work with GIS
Quantum GIS
a great GIS for accomplishing somewhat simple tasks, such as visualization and simple layer editing/creation
Geographic Resource Analysis Support System (GRASS)
a very powerful open-source alternative to ArcGIS, including many different functions and ways of analyzing the environment
PostGIS
an interface between GIS (either QGIS or GRASS) and a relational database (PostGreSQL)
GRASS-QGIS interface
both GRASS and QGIS have their mastered components, however, they are even more powerful when used in conjunction with each other