Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of Grass8/NewFeatures80

Timestamp:

05/14/21 08:06:47 (4 years ago)

Author:

neteler

Comment:

Intro added

Grass8/NewFeatures80

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 After more than 3 year of development the **new stable release GRASS GIS 8.0** is available. Efforts have concentrated on making the user experience even better, providing many new useful additional functionalities to modules and further improving the graphical user interface.
 
-**Breaking news: new graphical user interface**
+**Breaking news: new graphical user interface with entirely rewritten startup sequence!**
 
-This re-establishes compatibility with QGIS and other connected software packages.
+This re-establishes user experience compatibility with QGIS and other connected software packages.
+
+Lists of new features:
+* https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pulls?q=is%3Apr+label%3Aenhancement+is%3Aclosed
+* https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/milestone/4?closed=1
+
+GRASS GIS 8
+* provides a completely new first-time user experience
+* the improved graphical user interface streamlines how users interact with their data
+* dark-themed interface support
+* image collection support
+* Python 3 scripting
+* spatio-temporal data analysis
+* HPC cluster and cloud support
+
+Experimental features available for download now include
+* attribute plots
+* buffer statistics
+* road centerlines
+* vector attribute update with Python syntax
+* mass-preserving interpolation
+* transect generation
+* coastal, stream, and dam flooding
+* longest flow path
+* iterative sub-watershed delineation
+* valley flatness
+* cost-distance area connectivity
+* Sentinel, MODIS, USGS, and GBIF data download
+* edge detection
+* user and producer accuracies
+* ... and much more.
+
+Project management: issues, fixes, and ongoing improvements are publicly accessible at GitHub.
 
 === Releases ===