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System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses - is a hybrid GIS software. The first objective of SAGA is to give (geo-)scientists an effective but easy learnable platform for the implementation of geoscientific methods, which is achieved by SAGA's unique Application Programming Interface (API). The second is to make these methods accessible in a user friendly way. This is mainly done by the Graphical User Interface (GUI). Together this results in SAGA's true strength: a fast growing set of geoscientifc methods, bundled in exchangeable Module Libraries.
What is SAGA ?
- SAGA is the abbreviation for System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses
- SAGA is a Geographic Information System (GIS) software
- SAGA has been designed for an easy and effective implementation of spatial algorithms
- SAGA offers a comprehensive, growing set of geoscientific methods
- SAGA provides an easily approachable user interface with many visualisation options
- SAGA runs under Windows and Linux operating systems
SAGA is a Free Open Source Software (FOSS), which generally means that you have the freedom
- to run the program, for any purpose,
- to study how the program works and to modify it,
- to redistribute copies,
- to improve the program, and release the improvements to the public.
Except for the SAGA Application Programming Interface (API) most SAGA source codes have been licenced under the GNU General Public Licence or GPL. The GPL requires derived works to be available under the same or a comparable licence, with other words derived works have to become Open Source as well. For a few reasons the SAGA creators decided to use a less restrictive licence for the SAGA API. The API uses the GNU Lesser General Public Licence or LGPL, which permits use of this library in proprietary programs, i.e. SAGA modules, which always base on the API, have not automatically to be published as Open Source too.
Visit the Saga GIS Website.
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