Software

Software

The following versions of each application were used in this project:

• R(2.8.0)
• OpenOSX Grass(6.3.0)
• Google Earth(5.0)

Download and Installation Process

This section covers where to find the necessary versions of R, GRASS, and Google Earth as well as how to install them.

R

Currently, the latest release of R is version 2.9.1. However, due to some issues with the R interface, version 2.8.0 was used.

Downloading

• Visit this website here
• Select your operating system
• Scroll down to the end of the page and select old
• Scroll down the page to find version 2.8.0 and select it
• The file should start downloading

Installing

• Once the file is finished downloading double-click the image if it does not auto-mount
• Double-click the package and follow the on-screen instructions

GRASS

Downloading

• OpenOSX Grass can be found here
• Scroll down the page and select version 6.3.0 for either Intel or PPC
• The file should start downloading