Hi GRASSers,
Some days ago i asked the list concerning r.mapcalc and mapgen - the
answers regarding r.mapcalc were good! Thanks to Angus and Malcolm 
But there wasn´t any response regarding mapgen.
So - isn´t mapgen _the_ tool for generating maps from grass, especially
when (mainly) using raster data?
My situation is the following: I downloaded the binary version of
GRASS 4.1.5 for SGI, installed it and it is running proparbly. But now
I would like to create some maps. The MAPGEN isn´t part of the binary
release, so I ftp´ed, compiled and linked it, but I don´t know how to
use 
Isn´t there any (online) documentation? I searched the mailinglist
archive, but couldn´t find something basic enough...
Thanks in advance,
Stephan
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Stephan Eickschen Tel. : +49 (0)251 83-34704
Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Fax. : +49 (0)251 83-36100
Institute for Geophysics
Research Unit of Physical Glaciology email: eicksch@uni-muenster.de
Corrensstrasse 24
48149 Muenster
Germany
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Hi, Stephan
I suspect that most GRASS users, these days, are using ps.map to create
PostScript output. This is not particularly easy, but can create some
fairly nice maps with a little work. As far as mapgen goes, it is not
actually a GRASS program, although the MAPGEN Interface was, obviously,
written specifically for GRASS. The only organization that I know of that
still uses mapgen extensively is the US Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS), formerly the Soil Conservation Service (SCS). You might
keep an eye out for one of their people on this list, and see if they can
help you.
If you do opt to use ps.map, I have a shell script for creating barscales
for use with it. I don't think that it is currently on the "moon"; I'll
try to remedy that situation.
-Malcolm Williamson
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Malcolm D. Williamson - GIS Specialist E-mail: malcolm@cast.uark.edu
Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies Phone: (501) 575-6159
Ozark Rm. 12 Fax: (501) 575-5218
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701 Web: http://www.cast.uark.edu
On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Stephan Eickschen wrote:
Hi GRASSers,
Some days ago i asked the list concerning r.mapcalc and mapgen - the
answers regarding r.mapcalc were good! Thanks to Angus and Malcolm
But there wasn´t any response regarding mapgen.
So - isn´t mapgen _the_ tool for generating maps from grass, especially
when (mainly) using raster data?
My situation is the following: I downloaded the binary version of
GRASS 4.1.5 for SGI, installed it and it is running proparbly. But now
I would like to create some maps. The MAPGEN isn´t part of the binary
release, so I ftp´ed, compiled and linked it, but I don´t know how to
use
Isn´t there any (online) documentation? I searched the mailinglist
archive, but couldn´t find something basic enough...
Thanks in advance,
Stephan
--
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Stephan Eickschen Tel. : +49 (0)251 83-34704
Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Fax. : +49 (0)251 83-36100
Institute for Geophysics
Research Unit of Physical Glaciology email: eicksch@uni-muenster.de
Corrensstrasse 24
48149 Muenster
Germany
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Malcolm-
I for one, would find the barscales script you mention below to be
very helpful. If you did place it on "moon", what would it be called?
Thanks.
On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Malcolm Williamson wrote:
Hi, Stephan
If you do opt to use ps.map, I have a shell script for creating barscales
for use with it. I don't think that it is currently on the "moon"; I'll
try to remedy that situation.
-Malcolm Williamson
--
Malcolm D. Williamson - GIS Specialist E-mail: malcolm@cast.uark.edu
Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies Phone: (501) 575-6159
Ozark Rm. 12 Fax: (501) 575-5218
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701 Web: http://www.cast.uark.edu
Jeff Hollenbeck
Dept. of Fishery and Wildlife Science
New Mexico State University
jhollenb@nmsu.edu
I checked - it's on the moon as grass/outgoing/barscale.sh.Z.
What it does is create a vector barscale, along with a file that has the
appropriate instructions for ps.map to generate numbering and text. This
can be pasted directly into your ps.map instruction file, or simply read
in by using the "read" command in ps.map.
-Malcolm
On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, J. HOLLENBECK wrote:
Malcolm-
I for one, would find the barscales script you mention below to be
very helpful. If you did place it on "moon", what would it be called?
Thanks.
On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Malcolm Williamson wrote:
> Hi, Stephan
>
> If you do opt to use ps.map, I have a shell script for creating barscales
> for use with it. I don't think that it is currently on the "moon"; I'll
> try to remedy that situation.
> -Malcolm Williamson
> --
> Malcolm D. Williamson - GIS Specialist E-mail: malcolm@cast.uark.edu
> Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies Phone: (501) 575-6159
> Ozark Rm. 12 Fax: (501) 575-5218
> University of Arkansas
> Fayetteville, AR 72701 Web: http://www.cast.uark.edu
>
>
Jeff Hollenbeck
Dept. of Fishery and Wildlife Science
New Mexico State University
jhollenb@nmsu.edu