Software

Open Source Software Tools for Soil Scientists

Abstract:
A collection of articles, methods, and examples of how open source software tools can assist with research in the field of soil science. Additional links to methods in environmental sciences within the realm of statistics, interpolation, morphometrics, and more.

UCD Resources:
Garrett and I are leading a seminar-style course covering some of this material, Fall quarter, 2006.

Articles:

• Tufto, J. & Cavallini, P. 2005: Should wildlife biologists use free software? - Wildlife Biology 11:67-76.
• Open Source geocomputation: using the R data analysis language integrated with GRASS GIS and PostgreSQL data base systems.
• Tips on Linux, LATEX, R, and more
• JabRef: opensource reference management / bibliography tool
• Morphometric analysis in geographic information systems: applications of free software GRASS and R Carlos Henrique Grohmann Computers & Geosciences, 30 (9-10):1055-1067

Reference Material

• U.S. Geological Survey, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations Book 4 by D.R. Helsel and R.M. Hirsch
• Groundwater Monitoring Statistics
• General Purpose Programming with Scripting Languages
• LaTeX Tips and Tricks
• PostGIS: Spatially enabled Relational Database Sytem
• PROJ: forward and reverse geographic projections
• GDAL and OGR: geodata conversion and re-projection tools
• R: advanced statistical package
• GRASS GIS: raster, vector, and imagery analysis
• Generic Mapping Tools: high quality map production

Pages in Section

• General Purpose Programming with Scripting Languages
• LaTeX Tips and Tricks
• PostGIS: Spatially enabled Relational Database Sytem
• PROJ: forward and reverse geographic projections
• GDAL and OGR: geodata conversion and re-projection tools
• R: advanced statistical package
• GRASS GIS: raster, vector, and imagery analysis
• Generic Mapping Tools: high quality map production