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= Rasdaman Documentation =

We believe that good documentation is probably the single most important thing for a successful project. We work hard on high quality documentation - you can help us by letting us know about areas that are unclear, helpful additions, etc.

The rasdaman documentation is available online:

* http://doc.rasdaman.org - bleeding-edge documentation = current master
* http://doc.rasdaman.org/stable - current stable release
* http://doc.rasdaman.org/MAJOR.MINOR - documentation for a particular version, e.g. for v9.7 - http://doc.rasdaman.org/9.7

== Installation and Administration ==
To install and setup rasdaman start [http://doc.rasdaman.org/02_inst-guide.html#getting-started here].

== Array Query Programming ==
If you want to work directly with the rasdaman array query language, rasql, you find ample documentation and examples. Specifically for geo data management, however, your preferred API will be the OGC standards conformant Web service described [wiki:Documentation#GeoDataManagement below].

* [http://doc.rasdaman.org/04_ql-guide.html Query Language Guide for rasql]; query examples therein rely on the demo data, delivered with rasdaman, which can be inserted through `rasdaman_insertdemo.sh`. Hence, all examples can be readily run.
* [http://doc.rasdaman.org/08_dev-guide-cpp.html C++ Development Guide]
* [http://doc.rasdaman.org/09_dev-guide-java.html Java Development Guide]
* [http://doc.rasdaman.org/10_dev-guide-raswct.html rasdaman Web Client Toolkit Developer Guide]

== Tuning Guide ==
* [wiki:Tiling Tiling guide]

== Versions and Testing ==

* The [wiki:Versions Versions page] lists changes made between successive versions released.
* Automated tests are available with the [http://doc.rasdaman.org/03_contributing.html#adding-tests rasdaman system tests].
* [http://doc.rasdaman.org/03_contributing.html#debugging Debugging and Benchmarking Support]

== Data Analytics ==
* [http://doc.rasdaman.org/07_rrasdaman-guide.html RRasdaman Tutorial] for R package for rasdaman
* Python: [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/rasdapy RasdaPy Python package]; [https://github.com/earthserver-eu/geospatial-workflow-with-wcps OWSLib fork with WCPS support]
* [http://doc.rasdaman.org/10_dev-guide-raswct.html rasdaman Web Client Toolkit]

== Geo Data Management ==
In order to use rasdaman for geo raster management - in particular: spatio-temporal geo datacubes - consult these documentation pages:

* [http://doc.rasdaman.org/05_geo-services-guide.html Guide] to rasdaman's geo service interface, petascope
* [http://doc.rasdaman.org/06_crs-manager.html Guide] to rasdaman's CRS manager, SECORE (mostly useful for developers)