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Proctor, P.; Van Deusen, P.C.; Heath, L.S.; Gove, J.H. 2005.
The open-source movement: an introduction for forestry professional. P. 203-208, in McRoberts, R.E.; Reams, G.A. Van Deusen, P.C.; McWilliams, W.H., eds. Proceedings of the fifth annual forest inventory and analysis symposium; 2003 November 18-20; New Orleans, LA. Gen. Tech. Rep. WO-69. Washington, DC.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 222 p.
In recent years, the open-source movement has yielded a generous and powerful suite of software and utilities that rivals those developed by many commercial software companies. Open-source programs are available for many scientific needs: operating systems, databases, statistical analysis, Geographic Information System applications, and object-oriented programming. Using “real world” examples, including applications employed by Federal agencies, we address the concerns associated with open-source software deployment: cost, security, software availability, and usability. The potential for application to U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis data is discussed.
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