Commonly referred to as GRASS, this is free Geographic Information System
(GIS) software used for geospatial data management and analysis, image
processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and
visualization. GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial
settings around the world, as well as by many governmental agencies
and environmental consulting companies. GRASS is an official project of
the Open Source Geospatial Foundation.
10 Jun 2009:
GRASS 6.4.0 RC5 released - Fifth release candidate of stable release 6.4.0 which includes the new graphical user interface, native MS-Windows support new functionality and bugfixes
Upcoming GRASS/FOSS4G related events:
FOSS4G-IT 2010, Lugano - XI Meeting degli utenti di lingua Italiana di GRASS e FOSS4G, Lugano, Switzerland
Geoinformatics FCE CTU 2010 - Free and Open Source Software in Geoinformatics, 1-2 May 2010, Prague, Czech Republic