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+/*! \page WXGRASS_PYTHON GRASS wxpython based graphical user interface
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+<h2>GRASS wxpython based graphical user interface</h2>
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+The plan for a native GRASS Graphical User Interface (GUI) found is origin
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+in the project "GFOSS–TN", a collaboration between FBK (Fondazione Bruno
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+Kessler) and the Information System Service of the Trento municipality (Italy).
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+This GRASS GUI is written in the Python programming language using wxPython –
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+a blending of the wxWidgets library for Python. The GUI is composed of two
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+main components: Layer Manager and Map Display Window. The Layer Manager
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+allows users to run different GRASS modules from a menu, includes map layer
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+management, integrated command-line prompt, and command output window.
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+Map Display Window integrates basic tools for zooming, panning, data querying,
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+decorations (north arrows, barscale, etc.). Additional tools like Digitization
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+or Georectification tool are also available.
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+
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+Ongoing development focuses on stability, portability and on the integration
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+of OpenGL. As result, Map Display Window will support 3D rendering including
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+3D raster (voxels) and 3D vector data.
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+Development plans:
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+<p>
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+A Map Composer, a tool for hardcopy map outputs is planned to be developed
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+in the first half of 2008. Currently, the tools for creating hardcopy maps
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+(map layout) are limited in GRASS because its focus on modeling and spatial
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+analysis. GRASS gives the user ability to add only a very simple and standardized
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+legend, north arrow and scale to display to the graphics monitor and then export the
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+display to an external image file such as a png. These map features are very basic
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+and cannot be customized. The goal is to allow users to prepare simple cartographic
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+outputs comparable e.g. with other, proprietary GIS map layout functionality.
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+<P>
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+See:
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+<ul>
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+<li> wxgui.py
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+<li> gis_set.py
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+<li> menustrings.py
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+</ul>
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+<h2>References</h2>
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+M. Landa, C. Moretto, M. Neteler, M. Zanolli, L. Manganelli, 2008: wxPython GUI per GRASS GIS. Proc. IX Meeting degli Utenti Italiani di GRASS - GFOSS - 21-22 Feb 2008, Perugia, Italy (<a href="http://gama.fsv.cvut.cz/~landa/publications/2008/gfoss-it-08/paper/grass-gfoss-tn.pdf">PDF</a>)
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+*/
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Markus Neteler