Green Highland - GRASS

[Jayson Drummond]

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Hello

 

I work for a renewable energy company in Scotland and following recent discussions with Stirling University, I found out about this software.  We specialize in offering a wide range of services to landowners throughout Scotland with the ultimate aim of installing Micro hydro schemes on their land.  I am writing because I could not find a number to call and wish to ask a few questions, I hope this is ok:

 

• I have a basic knowledge of the ESRI system; will this benefit me in trying to use GRASS?
• Would it be suitable for our purposes?  These include

 

• Identification of areas of conservation designation
• Land owner boundaries
• Local council boundaries
• Analysis of the underlying soil and rock formations
• Spatial analysis of habitat and species surveys
• Designated pipeline routes and alternative locations

 

Any help you can give me on this would be greatly appreciated

 

Thank you

 

Jayson Drummond

Environmental Manager

Green Highland Renewables

1 Kenmore Street

Aberfeldy

PH15 2BL

 

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Email: [hidden email]

 

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[Markus Neteler]

Hello,

(you reached the Web site list, perhaps it's better to ask the community at
  http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
but some answers inline below):

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Jayson Drummond
<[hidden email]> wrote:
...
> I have a basic knowledge of the ESRI system; will this benefit me in trying
> to use GRASS?

Yes sure - the general GIS concepts are very similar.
Data handling and command usage obviously differs a bit
but tutorials and books are available (and the community of
course).

See also
http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_migration_hints

> Would it be suitable for our purposes?  These include
>
> - Identification of areas of conservation designation
> - Land owner boundaries
> - Local council boundaries
> - Analysis of the underlying soil and rock formations
> - Spatial analysis of habitat and species surveys
> - Designated pipeline routes and alternative locations

My answer is yes: in the GRASS user mailing list archive
you can find examples where users mention these items.

GRASS interfaces also well with other software, and it
is interoperable (GIS formats) and portable (i.e., runs on
all common operating systems).

Hope this helps
Markus Neteler
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