The libgrass package consists of the majority of the libgis, and libdatetime library functions from the GRASS GIS program. They are built as a standalone shared library suitable for use by non-GRASS applications wishing to read and write GRASS databases. Some additional functions have been added to simplify library initialization and data access by non-GRASS applications. While libgrass is currently only suitable for accessing GRASS raster cells, and associated support files, it is hoped that future revisions will include support for vector files, and other data elements stored within the GRASS database. WWW: http://gdal.velocet.ca/projects/grass/ - Jonathan Pennington