Installing SAGA
Though SAGA GIS is a Microsoft Windows program, SAGA can also be run on a macOS by using Wine, using the following procedures:
- In order for Wine to work, XQuartx, an open-source version of macOS's X11.app window manager, first needs to be installed
- https://www.xquartz.org/releases/XQuartz-2.7.7.html
- Install <XQuartz-2.7.7.dmg> file
- logout and log back in to update your DISPLAY environment variable to XQuartz.app instead of X11.app.
- Download wine Installer package file & Install
- Download SAGA 32 bit exe file <saga-6.1.0_win32_setup.exe> (Download starts automatically)
- Right-click <saga-6.1.0_win32_setup.exe> file
- Cancel window popup when prompted "Wine Mono Installer" & "Gecko Installer"
- Setup wizard SAGA
- Browse for location (instead of C drive - put in > Users > UserName > Applications > SAGA GIS
- To open SAGA GIS, right click <saga_gui.exe> file in Applications folder (or wherever it was downloaded - Use Finder Search) > Open with Wine
- To close SAGA GIS, use SAGA Menu File > Exit > Yes ... Wine also closes automatically
Note: Be sure to save work often in case SAGA becomes unstable running on the Mac. (Some users suggest keeping SAGA open until project is finished to prevent any potential problems.)
SAGA Resources
- SAGA Homepage
- SAGA Manual (Rohan Fisher)
- SAGA Model Description
- Climate Tools Library
- SAGA Modules Tools Library (Index)
- SAGA Forum (Discussion)
- Demo Data
- Bush Fire Monitoring (Manual)
- Tutorials (Rohan Fisher)
- SAGA GIS Tutorial (Rohan Fisher)
- Landsat Import (Tutorial)
- Landsat Download (Tutorial)
- Terrain Analysis (Tutorial)
- YouTube SAGA Tutorials (Rohan Fisher)
- YouTube: SAGA (Assorted Authors)
- SAGA Close Gap Tool
- SAGA Travel Time Modelling
- Travel Time Analysis Tool (Tutorial)
- Visualizing High-Density/Small-Area Coastal Survey Data
- Marine GIS Operations & Tools
