GRASS GIS releases over time

  • 13 Sep 2001 GRASS GIS 5.0.0pre2   Press release
  • 20 May 2001 GRASS GIS 5.0.0pre1
  • 04 Feb 2001 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta11
  • -- Jan 2001 Request Tracker (RT) established for bug tracking
  • 07 Dec 2000 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta10 released
  • 06 Dec 2000 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta9 released
  • 26 Jul 2000 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta8 released
  • 20 Apr 2000 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta7 released
  • 16 Feb 2000 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta6 released: first version released from CVS (HISTORY)
  • 29 Dec 1999CVS started for GRASS GIS 5.0, see https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/changeset/9499
  • 08 Dec 1999 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta5 released
  • 15 Nov 1999 GRASS 4.3 released by Markus Neteler HISTORY file with authors - Press release
  • 01 Nov 1999 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 22 released
  • 26 Oct 1999 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta4 released
  • 23 Oct 1999 GNU GPL release announcement (HISTORY)
  • 03 Sep 1999 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta3 released
  • 20 Jul 1999 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta2 released
  • 30 Jun 1999 GRASS GIS 5.0 beta1 released
  • -- Jun 1999 GRASS 5.0 jointly released by Baylor University and Markus Neteler
  • -- --- 1999 New GRASS Development Team formed and headquartered in Hannover, Germany
  • 09 Mar 1999 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 21 released
  • 07 Dec 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 20 released
  • 22 Sep 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 19 released
  • 22 Jul 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 18b released
  • 12 Jun 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 17 released
  • 29 May 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 16a released
  • 23 May 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 16 released
  • 30 Apr 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 15 released
  • 19 Apr 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 14 released
  • 15 Apr 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 13 released
  • 01 Apr 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 12 released
  • 21 Mar 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 11a released
  • 11 Mar 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 10 released
  • 03 Mar 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 9 released
  • 05 Feb 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 8 released
  • 04 Feb 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 7 released
  • 29 Jan 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 6 released
  • 27 Jan 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 5 released
  • 19 Jan 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 4 released
  • 11 Jan 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 3 released
  • 08 Jan 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 2 released
  • 07 Jan 1998 GRASS 4.2.1 Version 1 released
  • -- Dec 1997 GRASS 4.2 released by Baylor University - The first "GRASS Research Group" takes control of GRASS Development from USA-CERL. This first new release in 4 years adds numerous programs and extended sites format. Popularity increases with academic community.
  • -- --- 1995 internal GRASS 5.0fp version with floating point raster data support (major architecture change; not yet officially released)
  • -- --- 1995 GRASS 4.1.5 ported to Linux: Yung-Tsung Kang, Michigan State University
  • -- --- 1993 GRASS 4.1 - Federal Lab Consortium - Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer
  • -- --- 1990 GRASS 3.2 released through Internet
  • -- --- 1989 GRASS 3.1: First release available on Internet (uxc.cso.uiuc.edu)
  • -- --- 1988 GRASS 3.0: Army R&D Achievement Award (Webster, Goran, Shapiro, Westervelt)
  • -- --- 1986 GRASS 1.1: receives the Exemplary Systems in Government Award from URISA
  • -- --- 1985 GRASSnet established (precursor to mailing list system)
  • -- --- 1985 GRASS 1.0
  • -- --- 1984 GRASS (for SUN-1 and Masscomp microcomputer)
  • -- --- 1983 Installation of Geographic Information System (IGIS) (SUN-1 microcomputer)
  • -- --- 1982 Fort Hood Information System (FHIS) (Vax 11/780): Goran et al. (1983). Fort Hood Geographic Information System: Pilot System Development and User Instructions. Technical Report N-154, USA-CERL, Champaign, IL


GRASS legacy

Get legacy GRASS GIS source code for versions 3.2, 4.x, 5.x & 6.x: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-legacy