Cookbook

From Modular Dispersal in GIS

MDiG

GRASS and Linux/Unix related

To use MDiG to it's capacity, one needs to have some ability in using both the GRASS GIS and preferably . A good introduction is Grass 6 in a Nutshell. Specific tasks that are have been useful for researchers using MDiG are listed here:

• General information on importing maps - How to go about adding maps to the GRASS DB.
• Adding Regions - How to create a named region/window in GRASS.
• Adding lifestage files - How to import files associated with lifestage transitions into the GRASS DB.
• Importing ASCII Climex files into GRASS
• Importing global landcover tiles into GRASS
• Creating a new location for simulations
• Creating a movie from a series of population distribution maps overlaid on a background map, with the year of simulation printed on each.

The ubuntu wiki also has a great page on working with GIS data in Linux.