[Gfoss] GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released

[Markus Neteler]

*GRASS GIS 6.4.2 released *

19 February 2012

http://grass.osgeo.org

We are pleased to announce the release of a new stable version of GRASS
GIS. This release fixes bugs discovered in version 6.4.1 of the program and
adds a number of new features. This release includes *over 760 updates* to
the source code since 6.4.1. As a stable release series, *the 6.4 line will
enjoy long-term support* and incremental enhancements while preserving
backwards-compatibility with the entire GRASS 6 line.

The *new wxPython graphical user interface* (wxGUI) has been updated with
many new features and tools. *Python* is now a fully supported scripting
language, including an updated Python toolkit to simplify the authoring of
personal scripts, support for NumPy based array calculations, and a Python
application interface for the GRASS C libraries. Additionally, *MS-Windows
support* continues to mature. GRASS 6.4.2 debuts ten new modules, a new GUI
*cartographic composer tool*, a new GUI object-oriented *modeling
environment*, and improved infrastructure for installing community supplied
*add-on modules*.

Read the full story at
http://grass.osgeo.org/announces/announce_grass642.html

*About GRASS GIS*

The Geographic Resources Analysis Support System, commonly referred to as
GRASS, is an Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) and geospatial
analysis toolkit. For *nearly three decades*, GRASS has provided powerful
raster, vector, and geospatial processing engines in a single integrated
software suite. GRASS includes tools for spatial modeling of raster and
vector data, visualization, the management and analysis of geospatial
information, and the processing of satellite and aerial imagery. It also
provides the capability to produce sophisticated presentation graphics and
publication-quality hardcopy maps. GRASS has now been translated into
twenty languages and supports an extensive array of data formats. It is
distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

GRASS differs from many other GIS software packages used in the academic
and professional worlds in that it is developed and distributed by users
for users, mostly on a volunteer basis. Its code and spatial processing
algorithms are open and transparent, and the software is distributed free
of charge. The source code is also freely available, allowing for immediate
customization, examination of the underlying algorithms, the addition of
new features, and faster identification and patching of bugs.
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