Thoroughly updated with material related to the GRASS6, the third edition includes new sections on attribute database management and SQL support, vector networks analysis, lidar data processing and new graphical user interfaces. All chapters were updated with numerous practical examples using the first release of a comprehensive, state-of-the-art geospatial data set.

-Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Open Source Software And GIS.- GIS Concepts.- Getting Started With GRASS.- GRASS Data Models And Data Exchange.- Working With Raster Data.- Working With Vector Data.- Graphical Output And Visualization.- Image Processing.- Notes On GRASS Programming.- Using GRASS With Other Open Source Tools.- Appendices.- Index.