Installing SPRING 5.5.3

This page presents information on how to install the software SPRING in Windows (98/ME/7/8/8.1/10, NT,2000 or XP), Mac/OS or UNIX (LINUX) platforms.

Before installing and configuring SPRING, read carefully the topics below:


See also:
Configuring SPRING and periphericals
Using SPRING for the first time
SPRING Conceptual Model


SPRING Module

SPRING is composed by module, as described below:

Modules

Objectives

Functions

SPRING

Main module for data input and data manipulation

Reads satellite images of the following formats: LTWG, SPOT IMAGE, ERS-1, INPE) from CD-ROM, 8mm and 4 mm tapes besides converting TIFF, RAW e Sitim formats to SPG. Contains Geoprocessing and Image Processing functions, Geographic Analysis, Database Query, Digital Terrain Modeling. It imports and exports data. Generates maps, cartographic symbols library, legends and texts.

SPR2TLIB

Database conversion between SPRING and TerraLib.

Creates a SPRING or TerraLib database from another, without exporting and importing all data.


How to get SPRING?

SPRING can be downloaded from the Internet or from a CDROM.

IMPORTANT: The Internet is always official and more updated. There are often Alfa and Beta test versions on the site and we invite you to be our tester. Usually, during national or international Geoinformatics Events, the CDROMs are distributed and only the price of the media is charged.

To download the Internet version go to the site http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/download.php.

Read the inforamtion below and go to Download:

  • type your e-mail and password as given on subscription. If you are not a subscribed user, fill out our form. See also the " SPRING Terms of License";
  • choose the version - Windows, LINUX or Mac/OS ;
  • click on Download;
  • a new page is presented, with all the description of the steps to follow; read carefully and load the needed files. See other information in the README file.

NOTE: You need to be a registered user to download SPRING. The users are identified by their e-mail addresses. If you have forgotten your password, fill the e-mail field below and press the "Forgot Password" button. You will receive an e-mail with the password that is registered in our database.


Windows Platform

SPRING runs in any PC with Windows 95 operation system or better. Recommended minimum hardware requirements are:

  • 300 Mhz Intel Pentium processor
  • 128 Mbytes of RAM
  • 1 Gbytes Hard Disk
  • SVGA Monitor, 14" NI, dpi 0.28 mm
  • CD-ROM drive

UNIX Platform

SPRING also runs on any PC with LINUX operating system or RISC workstations with Solaris Sparc operation system or better.


SPRING - Windows

After saving the "install_spr50.exe" file (complete= spring + help on-line) on your disk, follow the steps below:

Installing Spring for Windows:

  1. Double click on the file " install_spr50.exe" to begin the installation;
  2. By default, SPRING will be installed at: C:\ProgramFiles\spring50_Eng, but, you can choose another folder if you wish.

IMPORTANT: The DAO (Data Access Objects) is not installed at the end of SPRING installation because it is only necessary for PCs running Windows 95/98 that do not have Microsoft ACCESS. If you need to install DAO, you will need the program "Instala_DAO.exe" inside the CDROM.



Running o Spring for Windows:

  • to run any of the modules of SPRING, click on Start - Programs - Spring - <module> as described above. You can also use the icons that automatically created at the desktop of your computer.


NOTE: Check the parameters at Configuring SPRING.


SPRING - UNIX

It is possible to install the software SPRING in two different ways: using the ".tar.gz" file, or using two files, a shell ".sh" and ".rpm".

Installing SPRING Unix

The installation can be performed in two ways:

  • with the " Spring5_5_3_Eng_Ubuntu1604_x64.tar.gz":
    • in the directory you wish to install the program, type the following command:
      % gunzip Spring5_5_3_Eng_Ubuntu1604_x64.tar.gz
    • The resulting file, Spring5.0-Eng.tar should be then decompressed, by typing the following command:
      % tar xvf Spring5_5_3_Eng_Ubuntu1604_x64.tar
  • with the " instalacao.sh":
    • log in your computer as root and type the password:
      % su
    • check if both files are on the same directory. Type the command below and follow the instructions:
      /bin/bash instalacao.sh
      By defaulr, the Spring applications will be installed in the /usr/local/Spring5_5_3_Eng directory.

NOTE: Remember that the directory etc/ must have write permission to all users.
To grant this permission, type:

% chmod a+rwx -R {diretório de instalação}/etc

After installing SPRING, the installation directory must have the following contents:

Files:

 
- LEIAME, LEAME e README: files in portuguese, spanish and english with information;
- springport: script to the Portuguese version that runs the executable file  "spring";
- springspa: script to the Spanish version that runs the executable file "spring";
- springeng: script to the English version that runs the executable file "spring";
- springfre: script to the French version that runs the executable file "spring";

 

Directories:

 
- etc: stores different kinds of files, as: messages, color tables, datum, projections etc.
- bitmaps: stores the bitmaps used by the applications;
- helpport: stores the "htm" files in Portuguese, for the Help on Line;
- helpspa: stores the "htm" files in Spanish, for the Help on Line;
- helpeng: stores the "htm" files in English, for the Help on Line;
- springdb: empty directory, where, optionally, database files can be stored.

Running SPRING Linux

The SPRING module must be executed from their corresponding executable file.

To execute each module, type in the commands below:

% cd {installation directory}

% springeng

 


Help On-line

The help on-line files were built in the HTML format.

To view the documentation when running SPRING:

  •  just click on any Help button of any window or main menu of any SPRING module;

Always visit the SPRING homepage to learn about new releases:

http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring           


Update to previous releases

  • Windows Version: just execute the insatllation program and point to the same dirctory where the previous version is installed. By "default", the current version is on C:\Program Files\spring.
  • UNIX Version: just uncompress the correspondent file (Solaris or Linux)in the current SPRING directory.
  • Mac/OS Version: just execute the insatllation program and point to the same dirctory where the previous version is installed.