On Sat, 2010-10-09 at 17:28 +1100, azadeh farjadnejad wrote: > Hi, > > I am a software developer and I am working on a forestry application > involving remote sensing, 3D spatial modeling and image analysis for > processing full-waveform airborne laser scanner (or lidar) data. > > I am looking for a high performance open source library for that. > > I want to know > > 1- Can I use GRASS GIS libraries to develop my own application? You can, but like all other software you need to comply with its license. GRASS is released under GPL (http://grass.fbk.eu/intro/general.php) here is more on GPL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License
> 2- Do I have any limitation to choose any programming languages if I > only want to use GIS libraries to develop my application? The core of GRASS is in C, C++. For scripting you can choose Python. > 3- What if I use Windows platform. Do I still have the capability of > using libraries with the same performance and speed? I guess yes, but I haven't used it under windows > 4- Is there any other open source libraries you may recommend > specifically for remote sensing, 3D spatial modeling and lidar data? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ILWIS > > Thanks. > I look forward hearing from you. > _______________________________________________ > grass-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
