1.) What decision criteria do you use to decide to use sqlite3 or postgres
for your project data? I'm inclined toward using a sqlite database for each
individual project because there're no multiple users here.
2.) Are there any potential gotcha's in downloading and using Google Earth
images with GRASS?
Rich
2.) Are there any potential gotcha's in downloading and using Google Earth
images with GRASS?
For #2, I cant speak from a technical aspect, but I came across this
information about usage:
"...However, you cannot sell these to others, provide them as part of
a service, or use them in a commercial product such as a book or TV
show without first getting a rights clearance from Google."
http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=21422
On Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Mark Seibel wrote:
For #2, I cant speak from a technical aspect, but I came across this
information about usage: "...However, you cannot sell these to others,
provide them as part of a service, or use them in a commercial product
such as a book or TV show without first getting a rights clearance from
Google."
Mark,
I'm certain that lawyers could bill many hours arguing whether using a
Google Earth image as a map overlay is a part of a service or commercial
product. 
More to the point, I think such images are more valuable as part of a
pretty presentation than as a map of analytical results. I asked the
question only because I've seen them used by others (running ESRI software,
not GRASS) and was curious if anyone here had used them.
Thanks for sharing,
Rich