Hi,
I'm thinking about purchasing "Open Source GIS"
by " Markus Neteler and Helena Mitasova". I notice
that a new edition is coming out next year. Should
I wait for the new edition or go ahead and purchase
the second edition? What is the main differents
in the two edition? While I'm here, can GRASS read
Autocad files? My town uses a company that has
digitize the town maps using Autocad and I want
to show them a different way of doing it, hoping
to save them some money.
Thanks.
Wayne
Wayne,
It depends on your level of understanding of GRASS; there is still a lot of relevance to GRASS 6.x in the 2nd Ed., but at the same time, lots has changed. If it's within your budget, get the 2nd Ed., otherwise wait for the 3rd Ed. Also, with book publishing, (I'm guessing) it *could* be the middle of 2007 before the book is available. Overall, I'd say meet your needs now, but realize you'll have to get more up-to-date info through the GRASS User's Manual, GRASS Wiki, and elsewhere.
Tom
infotechsys@pivot.net wrote:
Hi,
I'm thinking about purchasing "Open Source GIS" by " Markus Neteler and Helena Mitasova". I notice
that a new edition is coming out next year. Should
I wait for the new edition or go ahead and purchase
the second edition? What is the main differents
in the two edition? While I'm here, can GRASS read
Autocad files? My town uses a company that has digitize the town maps using Autocad and I want
to show them a different way of doing it, hoping
to save them some money.
Thanks.
Wayne_______________________________________________
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