Matt, On Jan 28, 2008 4:23 AM, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am having trouble creating a new project with Grass using the GUI. > Perhaps someone could clarify section 3.2 of the above book. Let's assume I > have created /home/me/grassdata and I have downloaded the geod_pts_spm.zip > to my desktop.
...ok... For others to test http://www.grassbook.org/ncexternal/ -> geod_pts_spm.zip 1.4M (Geodetic points [spm]) > Next in the terminal, I type grass -gui and see the Grass startup window and It would be e.g. grass63 -gui > click the Georeferenced file button under Define new location. The window > which pops up asks for three inputs as the book states. Seems simple > enough, but after trying several variations I am still unable to get it to > work. Where do I unzip geod_pts_spm.zip before the new location is created? You can unzip the file anywhere, even in /tmp/. > Using the mync_spm example in the book and assuming the location of > grassdata above, what do I enter for > ** Name of new location mync_spm > ** Path to new location /home/me/grassdata > ** Path to georeference file? /tmp/ The file is gdc.shp, so /tmp/gdc.shp > I believe when everything is complete I should have > /home/me/grassdata/mync_spm and several folders below mync_spm, but just to > be sure could you show me what the directory structure should look like > after the location is created? It will create a PERMANENT directory within /home/me/grassdata/mync_spm/ and insert some files there. Hope this helps Markus _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user