Citing GRASS GIS Software

Please cite GRASS GIS when using the software in your work. Here are some choices depending on the version used:

• GRASS Development Team, 2024. Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) Software, Version 8.4. Open Source Geospatial Foundation. https://grass.osgeo.org

• GRASS Development Team, 2020. Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) Software, Version 7.8. Open Source Geospatial Foundation. https://grass.osgeo.org

• GRASS Development Team, 2022. Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) Programmer’s Manual. Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Electronic document: https://grass.osgeo.org/programming8/

Use the following BibTeX entry for citing the GRASS GIS software in scientific work written in LaTeX.

@Manual{GRASS_GIS_software,
    title = {Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS GIS) Software, Version 8.4},
    author = {{GRASS Development Team}},
    organization = {Open Source Geospatial Foundation},
    address = {USA},
    year = {2024},
    url = {https://grass.osgeo.org},
    doi = {10.5281/zenodo.5176030}
}

For more options see also: GRASS GIS Citation Repository.

GRASS GIS Google Scholar profile

Citing GRASS GIS in your work enables us to track the impact of this open source software on research. Have a look at our Google Scholar profile for examples of GRASS GIS applications in the most diverse fields. Are you using GRASS GIS in your research and your publication is missing? Let us know and we will add it to the profile.