SPRING

Source: http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring

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Features/description

Manuals

Multi-plataform (UNIX and Windows)

• SUN Solaris 2.5 or later;
• IBM-PC with Linux;
• Windows 95/98/ME;
• Windows NT/2000/XP.

What is SPRING?

SPRING is a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing image processing system with an object-oriented data model which provides for the integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. SPRING is a product of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE/DPI (Image Processing Division ) with assistance from:

• EMBRAPA/CNPTIA - Brazil's Agricultural Research Agency.
• IBM Brasil
• TECGRAF - Computer Graphics Technology Group.
• PETROBRÁS / CENPES
• K2Sistemas
  

The SPRING project has received substantial support from CNPq (National Research and Development Agency) through its programs RHAE and PROTEM/CC (GEOTEC project).

SPRING main features

An integrated GIS for environmental, socioeconomic and urban planning applications.

A multi-platform system, including support for Windows95/98/NT/XP and Linux.

A widely accessible freeware for the GIS community with a quick learning curve.

To be a mechanism of diffusion of the knowledge developed for the INPE and its partners with the introduction of new algorithms and methodologies.