Using GRASS in combination with R, the cross-platform data analysis and statistics
programming environment, is often useful, starting with running R within GRASS, then
encapsulating R within GRASS for standardised tasks. R contributed packages also use
other FOSS4G software extensively, including GDAL, OGR, PROJ.4, Terralib, and others:

    *  proposed topics:
          o Installing R for FOSS4G/GRASS - task view and packages
          o Spatial classes in R
          o GRASS6/R interface
          o Other FOSS4G/R interfaces (rgdal, aRT, ...)
          o Using the interface to do geostatistics and interpolation
          o Customising FOSS4G/GRASS-side scripts
    *  teacher:
          o Roger Bivand