[GRASS-user] GRASS citation?

Stephen_Sefick · December 14, 2011, 7:22pm

I saw a paper on this list the other day, but have deleted the original email. Is this the appropriate thing to cite when referring to GRASS GIS in a paper?
many thanks,

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Stephen Sefick
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Biological Sciences
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Auburn, Alabama
36849
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Let's not spend our time and resources thinking about things that are so little or so large that all they really do for us is puff us up and make us feel like gods. We are mammals, and have not exhausted the annoying little problems of being mammals.

-K. Mullis

"A big computer, a complex algorithm and a long time does not equal science."

-Robert Gentleman

Marcello_Gorini · December 14, 2011, 7:31pm

Humm I think you forgot “the thing” , no?

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Stephen Sefick <sas0025@auburn.edu> wrote:

I saw a paper on this list the other day, but have deleted the original email. Is this the appropriate thing to cite when referring to GRASS GIS in a paper?
many thanks,

–
Stephen Sefick

Auburn University
Biological Sciences
331 Funchess Hall
Auburn, Alabama
36849

sas0025@auburn.edu
http://www.auburn.edu/~sas0025

Let’s not spend our time and resources thinking about things that are so little or so large that all they really do for us is puff us up and make us feel like gods. We are mammals, and have not exhausted the annoying little problems of being mammals.

-K. Mullis

“A big computer, a complex algorithm and a long time does not equal science.”

-Robert Gentleman

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Stephen_Sefick · December 14, 2011, 7:52pm

The holidays are coming and I thought I would introduce some mystery...

On Wed 14 Dec 2011 01:31:31 PM CST, Marcello Gorini wrote:

Humm I think you forgot "the thing" , no?

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Stephen Sefick <sas0025@auburn.edu <mailto:sas0025@auburn.edu>> wrote:

    I saw a paper on this list the other day, but have deleted the
    original email. Is this the appropriate thing to cite when
    referring to GRASS GIS in a paper?
    many thanks,

    -- Stephen Sefick
    ******************************__********************
    Auburn University
    Biological Sciences
    331 Funchess Hall
    Auburn, Alabama
    36849
    ******************************__********************
    sas0025@auburn.edu <mailto:sas0025@auburn.edu>
    http://www.auburn.edu/~sas0025 <http://www.auburn.edu/~sas0025>
    ******************************__********************

    Let's not spend our time and resources thinking about things that
    are so little or so large that all they really do for us is puff
    us up and make us feel like gods. We are mammals, and have not
    exhausted the annoying little problems of being mammals.

                                   -K. Mullis

    "A big computer, a complex algorithm and a long time does not
    equal science."

                                 -Robert Gentleman

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Let's not spend our time and resources thinking about things that are so little or so large that all they really do for us is puff us up and make us feel like gods. We are mammals, and have not exhausted the annoying little problems of being mammals.

-K. Mullis

"A big computer, a complex algorithm and a long time does not equal science."

-Robert Gentleman

neteler · December 14, 2011, 10:30pm

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Stephen Sefick <sas0025@auburn.edu> wrote:

I saw a paper on this list the other day, but have deleted the original
email. Is this the appropriate thing to cite when referring to GRASS GIS in
a paper?

You may cite as this:

(from http://grass.osgeo.org/download/index.php)

* GRASS Development Team, 2010. Geographic Resources Analysis Support
System (GRASS) Software, Version 6.4. Open Source Geospatial
Foundation. http://grass.osgeo.org
* GRASS Development Team, 2010. Geographic Resources Analysis Support
System (GRASS) Programmer's Manual. Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
Electronic document: http://grass.osgeo.org/programming6/

Or the GRASS book:

* M. Neteler, H. Mitasova, Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach. 3rd
edition, Springer, 2008.

Or the new review paper (pages to be assigned soon):

* Neteler, M., Bowman, M.H., Landa, M. and Metz, M. (2012): GRASS GIS:
a multi-purpose Open Source GIS. Environmental Modelling & Software.
DOI 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.11.014

Best
Markus

Marcello_Gorini · December 15, 2011, 12:03am

Stephen Sefick:

I saw a paper on this list the other day, but have deleted the original
email. Is this the appropriate thing to cite when referring to GRASS GIS in
a paper?

Markus Neteler:

You may cite as this:

(from http://grass.osgeo.org/download/index.php)

GRASS Development Team, 2010. Geographic Resources Analysis Support
System (GRASS) Software, Version 6.4. Open Source Geospatial
Foundation. http://grass.osgeo.org

GRASS Development Team, 2010. Geographic Resources Analysis Support
System (GRASS) Programmer’s Manual. Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
Electronic document: http://grass.osgeo.org/programming6/

In three days time I will be submitting a paper to Geomorphology where the main research was made entirely with GRASS.

I was willing to ask you: right now when I mention I used GRASS I refer to it like

and then when I talk about a specific module I say like

“…the minimum-watershed-size threshold was set to 100 cells (GRASS GIS 6.4.0svn Reference Manual, 2010)…”

Is it correct? If so, should I use the same two aforementioned references at the reference list, but replacing “Programmer’s Manual” by “Reference Manual”?

Thanks for the help. I really want to do it right.

Best,

Marcello.

neteler · December 15, 2011, 11:58am

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 1:03 AM, Marcello Gorini <gorini@gmail.com> wrote:

Stephen Sefick:

> I saw a paper on this list the other day, but have deleted the original
> email. Is this the appropriate thing to cite when referring to GRASS
> GIS in
> a paper?

Markus Neteler:

You may cite as this:

(from http://grass.osgeo.org/download/index.php)

* GRASS Development Team, 2010. Geographic Resources Analysis Support
System (GRASS) Software, Version 6.4. Open Source Geospatial
Foundation. http://grass.osgeo.org
* GRASS Development Team, 2010. Geographic Resources Analysis Support
System (GRASS) Programmer's Manual. Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
Electronic document: http://grass.osgeo.org/programming6/

... I just realize that it should be 2011.

In three days time I will be submitting a paper to Geomorphology where the
main research was made entirely with GRASS.

I was willing to ask you: right now when I mention I used GRASS I refer to
it like

"... GRASS GIS (© 1999-2010 GRASS Development Team) version is 6.4.0svn and
the main modules that compose ...."

Please use
"... GRASS GIS (© 1999-2011 GRASS Development Team) version is 6.4.2svn and
the main modules that compose ...."

and then when I talk about a specific module I say like

"....the minimum-watershed-size threshold was set to 100 cells (GRASS GIS
6.4.0svn Reference Manual, 2010)..."

I suppose you use "6.4.2svn Reference Manual, 2011" ?

Markus

Marcello_Gorini · December 15, 2011, 8:10pm

Markus:

Please use
"… GRASS GIS (© 1999-2011 GRASS Development Team) version is 6.4.2svn and

the main modules that compose …"

But the version is 6.4.0svn (2010) actually…

and then when I talk about a specific module I say like

“…the minimum-watershed-size threshold was set to 100 cells (GRASS GIS
6.4.0svn Reference Manual, 2010)…”

I suppose you use “6.4.2svn Reference Manual, 2011” ?

In truth, I only consult the manual via “g.manual module”, so I believe it is 6.4.0svn (2010) as well, isnn’t it?

neteler · December 15, 2011, 8:22pm

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Marcello Gorini <gorini@gmail.com> wrote:

Markus:

Please use
"... GRASS GIS (© 1999-2011 GRASS Development Team) version is 6.4.2svn
and
the main modules that compose ...."

But the version is 6.4.0svn (2010) actually...

Of course, if you used 6.4.0svn (2010) then cite it as that.

For the more general GRASS citation, see my previous message.

Markus

Marcello_Gorini · December 15, 2011, 8:27pm

OK, thanks.

And by the way… congrats on the GRASS paper!

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Markus Neteler <neteler@osgeo.org> wrote:

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Marcello Gorini <gorini@gmail.com> wrote:

Markus:

Please use
“… GRASS GIS (© 1999-2011 GRASS Development Team) version is 6.4.2svn
and
the main modules that compose …”

But the version is 6.4.0svn (2010) actually…

Of course, if you used 6.4.0svn (2010) then cite it as that.

For the more general GRASS citation, see my previous message.

Markus