List of Free GIS Software

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1. GRASS GIS GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System), is a free and open source GIS software suite used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics and maps production, spatial modeling, and visualisation.
2. Quantum GIS An open source geographic information system (GIS) licensed under the GNU General Public License, and is an official project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). Supports various vector, raster, and database formats. Available on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows and Android.
3. FWTools Open Source GIS binary kit for Windows and Linux.
4. Whitebox GAT Whitebox GAT (Geospatial Analysis Tools) is an open-source GIS project.
5. MapWindow GIS A GIS project which includes a free and open source desktop geographic information system (GIS), a GIS ActiveX control, and a C# GIS programmer library called DotSpatial.
6. gvSIG gvSIG is a Geographic Information System (GIS) that features a range of tools for working with geographic-like information (query tools, layout creation, geoprocessing, networks, and more).
7. Geomajas Open source GIS framework for the web, with client-server integration for displaying and editing geographic data.
8. OpenJUMP GIS OpenJUMP is an open source geographic information system written in Java.
9. SAGA GIS SAGA (System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses) is a free open source geographic information system (GIS) software for Windows and Linux.
10. Kosmo A free GIS platform, distributed under the GNU/GPL.
11. uDig An open source desktop GIS tool built with Eclipse Rich Client technology.
12. deegree Open source software for spatial data infrastructures and the geospatial web, which includes data access, visualisation, discovery and security components for geospatial data management.
13. TerraAmazon A GIS tool designed to be a multi-user editor of geographic vectorial data stored in a TerraLib model database.
14. TerraView A GIS application built using the TerraLib GIS library, which can handle vector data (polygons, lines and points) and raster data (grids and images), both stored in a relational or geo-relational database (including ACCESS, PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle).
15. Leafletjs A JavaScript library for mobile-friendly maps.
16. OpenLayers Software for putting dynamic maps on webpages.
17. MapGuide Open Source A web-based platform that enables users to develop and deploy web mapping applications and geospatial web services.
18. GeoDA A free, open source, cross-platform software that serves as an introduction to spatial data analysis. It is available for Windows (including XP, Vista, 7 and 8), Mac OS, and Linux.
19. PySAL Open source python library for spatial analytical functions.
20. Generic Mapping Tools GMT (Generic Mapping Tools) is an open source collection of tools for manipulating geographic and Cartesian data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, and projecting) and producing Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) illustrations ranging from simple x-y plots (via contour maps) to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3D perspective views.
21. JOSM An editor for OpenStreetMap (OSM) written in Java.
22. ArcGIS Explorer Desktop A free GIS viewer for exploring, visualising and sharing GIS information.
23. FDO Data Access Technology An API for manipulating, defining and analysing geospatial information.
24. GEOS GEOS (Geometry Engine Open Source) is a C++ port of the Java Topology Suite (JTS).
25. OSSIM OSSIM (Open Source Software Image Map) is a suite of geospatial libraries and applications used to process imagery, maps, terrain, and vector data.
26. GeoServer An open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data.
27. GDAL GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) is a translator library for raster geospatial data formats.
28. MapServer An open source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web.
29. PostGIS A spatial database extender for PostgreSQL object-relational database, which adds support for geographic objects allowing location queries to be run in SQL.
30. Chameleon An environment for developing web mapping applications, built with MapServer as the core mapping engine.
31. GPSBabel Free software for GPS data conversion and transfer. It can convert waypoints, tracks and routes between popular GPS receivers and mapping programs, and has tools to manipulate the data.
32. OpenEV A software library and application for viewing and analysing raster and vector geospatial data.
33. Potlatch 2 An editor for OpenStreetMap.
34. GeoTools An open source Java library of tools for geospatial data.
35. Mapnik A free toolkit for developing mapping applications.
36. STARS STARS (Space-Time Analysis of Regional Systems) is an open source package designed for the analysis of area data measured over time.
37. MapFish A framework for building rich web-mapping applications.
38. Mapbender3 Back office software and client framework for spatial data infrastructures, implemented in PHP and JavaScript.
39. ILWIS
40. GeoNetwork opensource A catalog application to manage spatially referenced resources.
41. GeoMoose A web client JavaScript framework for displaying distributed cartographic data.
42. JTS Topology Suite An API of spatial predicates and functions for processing geometry.
43. TerraLib A GIS classes and functions library.
44. Capaware A framework for developing 3D multilayer geographical models.
45. libLAS A C/C++ library for reading and writing the LAS LiDAR format.
46. DIVA-GIS DIVA-GIS is a free computer program for mapping and geographic data analysis (a geographic information system (GIS). With DIVA-GIS you can make maps of the world, or of a very small area, using, for example, state boundaries, rivers, a satellite image, and the locations of sites where an animal species was observed. We also provide free spatial data for the whole world that you can use in DIVA-GIS or other programs.
47. Geolytics Geolytics is a free Google map tool that allows you to make your own customized maps. You can mark multiple locations, draw lines, roads, circles. You can do it manually, or do it via Excel upload. When you do it via Excel upload, it turns your location based data in Excel files into dots, networks, circles, and other shapes on the map. You will be able to see your data from a totally new perspective. New insights, new aha moments!

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