Comparison of geographic information systems software
This is a comparison of notable GIS software. To be included on this list, the software must have a linked existing article.
License, source, & operating system support
GIS software | Free software | Open source | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD | Unix | Web | Other |
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ArcGIS | Viewer(s) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Google Earth Plugin, KML, WMS |
Autodesk | Viewer(s) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Cadcorp | Viewer(s) | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
CAPAWARE | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Chameleon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | AMP | No |
Deegree | Yes | Yes | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | Yes | No |
Erdas Imagine | Viewers & Plug-ins | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
GeoBase - Telogis | Trial | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Traffic, WMS, ADAS, Routing |
GeoNetwork | Yes | Yes | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | Yes | No |
GeoServer | Yes | Yes | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | No |
GeoTools | Yes | Yes | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | No | No |
GRASS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | via pyWPS[1] | No |
gvSIG | Yes | Yes | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | No | No |
IDRISI | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
ILWIS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
GeoMedia | Viewer(s) | No | Yes | No | No | No | CLIX | Yes | KML |
JUMP GIS | Yes | Yes | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | No | No |
Kosmo | Yes | Yes | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | No | No |
LandSerf | No | No | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | No | No |
MapDotNet | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
Manifold System | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Microsoft MapPoint | Discontinued | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Pitney Bowes MapInfo Pro | Viewer(s) | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
MapServer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | AMP | No |
Maptitude Caliper software | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
MapWindow GIS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Oracle Spatial | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
PostGIS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
QGIS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Google Earth Plugin, KML, WMS |
RegioGraph | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
RemoteView | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
SAGA GIS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | KLM |
SAP HANA | Free Trial | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
Smallworld | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Read-only | OLE, XML, Multiuser, Utility Data Model, Data Translator export/import |
SPRING | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Solaris | No | No |
TerraLib TerraView | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
TNTmips | Viewer(s) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
TransModeler Caliper Software | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
uDIG | Yes | Yes | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | No | No |
GIS software | Free software | Open source | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD | Unix | Web | Other |
Pure server
Map servers
Name | Language | WMS | WFS | WFS-T | WCS | WMC | SLD | FES | Other |
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ArcGIS Server | .NET/Java | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | SOAP, REST, KML |
MapServer | C | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Deegree | Java | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
GeoServer | Java | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
MapDotNet | C#/.NET | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | SOAP and REST feature and map services |
Manifold System | ASP C# | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | client and server |
GeoMedia WebMap | ASP C# | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No |
Map caches
Name | Language | WMS-C | Other |
---|---|---|---|
ArcGIS Server | .NET/Java | No | |
MapDotNet | C#/.NET | No | File-based and SQL Server |
Pure web client
Libraries
Name | Language | WMS | WFS | GeoRSS | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OpenLayers | JavaScript | Yes | Yes | Yes | support for navigation, icons, markers, and layer selection. |
Leaflet | JavaScript | Yes[2] | Yes | No | support for navigation, icons, markers, layers, GeoJSON |
MapDotNet | JavaScript/HTML5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | digitizing, wkt rendering, draggable icons and content, geospatial queries (intersection, overlapping) |
See also
References
- "PyWPS". PyWPS.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- An Overview of Free & Open Source Desktop GIS (FOS-GIS) - GIS software comparison (2008)
- A Survey of Open Source GIS - GIS software comparison (2007)
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