SPRING

<p>SPRING was a freeware <a href="/facts/Geographic_information_system/PoP1kVoa">geographic information system</a> (GIS) and <a href="/facts/Remote_sensing/pj2crmGs">remote sensing</a> <a href="/facts/Image_processing/zenalNCf">image processing</a> system. It was developed with an <a href="/facts/Object-oriented/TxNMEcao">object-oriented</a> data model and used for the integration of <a href="/facts/Raster_data/HkXNc8oI">raster</a> and <a href="/facts/Vector_data/y8ok7M2P">vector data</a> representations. It had <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> and <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> versions and provided a comprehensive set of functions, including tools for <a href="/facts/Satellite_image/V8LQh7jI">satellite image</a>, <a href="/facts/Digital_terrain_model/LMWSPfex">digital terrain modeling</a>, <a href="/facts/Spatial_analysis/R6rlDzRl">spatial analysis</a>, <a href="/facts/Geostatistics/UeChfgNG">geostatistics</a> and <a href="/facts/Spatial_statistics/R6rlDzRl">spatial statistics</a>, <a href="/facts/Spatial_database/wzPAetLd">spatial databases</a> and <a href="/facts/Map/KxQX4B2U">map</a> management.
</p><p>SPRING was developed since 1992 by the <a href="/facts/National_Institute_for_Space_Research/tt694S4M">National Institute for Space Research</a> (INPE) in Brazil. It had required over 200 <a href="/facts/Man-year/yJsQn1PY">man-years</a> of development and included extensive documentation, tutorials and examples. More than 70,000 users from 60 countries have downloaded the software, as of January 2007. It was discontinued in 2019 and succeeded by INPE's <a href="/facts/TerraLib/qk1kNBAI">TerraLib</a>.
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