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GIS software encompasses a broad range of applications which involve the use of a combination of
digital maps and georeferenced data. GIS software can be sorted into different categories.[1]

Contents

 1Open source software

o 1.1Desktop GIS
o 1.2Other geospatial tools
 1.2.1Web map servers
 1.2.2Spatial database management systems
 1.2.3Software development frameworks and libraries (for web
applications)
 1.2.4Software development frameworks and libraries (non-web)
 1.2.5Cataloging application for spatially referenced resources
 1.2.6Other tools
 2Notable commercial or proprietary GIS software
o 2.1Desktop GIS
 2.1.1Companies with high market share
 2.1.2Companies with minor but notable market share
o 2.2GIS as a service
o 2.3Spatial DBMS
o 2.4Geospatial Internet of Things
 3See also
 4References

Open source software[edit]

The development of open source GIS software has—in terms of software history—a long
tradition[2] with the appearance of a first system in 1978. Numerous systems are available which
cover all sectors of geospatial data handling.
Desktop GIS[edit]
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GRASS GIS 6.4

gvSIG 1.0

IDRISI Taiga 16.05

SAGA-GIS v. 2.0.3

The following open-source desktop GIS projects are reviewed in Steiniger and Bocher (2008/9):[3]

 GRASS GIS – Geospatial data management, vector and raster

manipulation - developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
 gvSIG – Mapping and geoprocessing with a 3D rendering plugin
 ILWIS (Integrated Land and Water Information System) – Integrates
image, vector and thematic data.
 JUMP GIS / OpenJUMP ((Open) Java Unified Mapping Platform) –
The desktop GISs OpenJUMP, SkyJUMP, deeJUMP and Kosmo all
emerged from JUMP.[3]
 MapWindow GIS – Free desktop application with plugins and a
programmer library [4]
 QGIS (previously known as Quantum GIS) – Powerful cartographic
and geospatial data processing tools with extensive plug-in support
 SAGA GIS (System for Automated Geoscientific Analysis) –- Tools
for environmental modeling, terrain analysis, and 3D mapping
 uDig – API and source code (Java) available.
Besides these, there are other open source GIS tools:

 Capaware – A C++ 3D GIS Framework with a multiple plugin

architecture for geographic graphical analysis and visualization.
 Generic Mapping Tools – A collection of command-line tools for
manipulating geographic and Cartesian data sets and producing
PostScript illustrations.
 FalconView – A mapping system created by the Georgia Tech
Research Institute for the Windows family of operating systems. A
free, open source version is available.
 Kalypso – Uses Java and GML3. Focuses mainly on numerical
simulations in water management.
 TerraView – Handles vector and raster data stored in a relational or
geo-relational database, i.e. a frontend for TerraLib.
 Whitebox GAT – Cross-platform, free and open-source GIS
software.
Other geospatial tools[edit]
Apart from desktop GIS, many other types of GIS software exist.
Web map servers[edit]

 GeoServer – Written in Java and relies on GeoTools. Allows users

to share and edit geospatial data.
 MapGuide Open Source – Runs on Linux or Windows, supports
Apache and IIS web servers, and has APIs (PHP, .NET, Java, and
JavaScript) for application development.
 Mapnik – C++/Python library for rendering - used
by OpenStreetMap.
 MapServer – Written in C. Developed by the University of
Minnesota.
Spatial database management systems[edit]

 PostGIS – Spatial extensions for the open

source PostgreSQL database, allowing geospatial queries.
 ArangoDB – Builtin features available for Spatial data management,
allowing geospatial queries.
 SpatiaLite – Spatial extensions for the open
source SQLite database, allowing geospatial queries.
 TerraLib – Provides advanced functions for GIS analysis.
 OrientDB – Builtin features available for Spatial data management,
allowing geospatial queries.
Software development frameworks and libraries (for web applications)[edit]

 GeoBase (Telogis GIS software) – Geospatial mapping software

available as a software development kit, which performs various
functions including address lookup, mapping, routing, reverse
geocoding, and navigation. Suited for high transaction enterprise
environments.
 OpenLayers – Open source AJAX library for accessing geographic
data layers of all kinds, originally developed and sponsored
by MetaCarta.
 Leafletjs – Open source JavaScript Library for Mobile-Friendly
Interactive Maps
 Cesium – An open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D
globes and maps
Software development frameworks and libraries (non-web)[edit]

 GeoTools – Open source GIS toolkit written in Java, using Open

Geospatial Consortium specifications.
 GDAL / OGR
 Orfeo toolbox
Cataloging application for spatially referenced resources[edit]

 GeoNetwork opensource – A catalog application to manage

spatially referenced resources
  pycsw – pycsw is an OGC CSW server implementation written in
Python
Other tools[edit]

 Chameleon – Environments for building applications with

MapServer.

Notable commercial or proprietary GIS software[edit]

Desktop GIS[edit]
Note: Almost all of the companies below offer Desktop GIS and WebMap Server products. Some
such as Manifold Systems and ESRI offer Spatial DBMS products as well.
Companies with high market share[edit]

 Autodesk – Products that interface with its

flagship AutoCAD software package include Map 3D, Topobase,
and MapGuide.
 Bentley Systems – Products that interface with its
flagship MicroStation software package include Bentley Map and
Bentley Map View.
 ENVI – Utilized for image analysis, exploitation, and hyperspectral
analysis.
 ERDAS IMAGINE by ERDAS Inc – Products include Leica
Photogrammetry Suite, ERDAS ER Mapper, ERDAS ECW/JP2
SDK (ECW (file format)) are used throughout the entire mapping
community (GIS, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, and image
compression) and ERDAS APOLLO.
 Esri – Products include ArcMap, ArcGIS, ArcSDE, ArcIMS, ArcWeb
services and ArcGIS Server.
 Intergraph – Products include G/Technology, GeoMedia, GeoMedia
Professional, GeoMedia WebMap, and add-on products for industry
sectors, as well as photogrammetry.
 MapInfo by Pitney Bowes Software – Powerful desktop
GIS MapInfo Professional is enhanced with many plug-ins including
MapInfo Drivetime for route analysis, MapInfo Engage 3D for 3D
and statistical analysis, MapInfo MapMarker for Geocoding.
 Smallworld – developed in Cambridge, England (Smallworld, Inc.)
and purchased by General Electric. Used primarily by large utilities
and communications companies.
Companies with minor but notable market share[edit]

 Cadcorp – Products include Cadcorp SIS, GeognoSIS, mSIS and

developer kits.
 Caliper – Products include Maptitude, TransModeler and
TransCAD.
 Conform by GameSim – Software for fusing and visualizing
elevation, imagery, vectors, and LiDAR. The fused environment can
be exported into 3D formats for gaming, simulation, and urban
planning.[5]
  Dragon/ips – Remote sensing software with GIS capabilities.
 Geosoft – GIS and data processing software used in natural
resource exploration.
 GeoTime – software for 3D visual analysis and reporting of location
data over time; an ArcGIS extension is also available.
 Global Mapper – GIS software package currently developed by Blue
Marble Geographics; originally based on USGS dlgv32 source
code.
 Golden Software – GIS and scientific software for a wide variety of
professional geological applications. Products include Surfer for
gridding and contouring, MapViewer for thematic mapping and
spatial analysis, Strater for well or borehole logging and cross
sections, Voxler for true 3D well and component
mapping, Didger for digitizing and coordinate conversion,
and Grapher for 2D and 3D graphing.
 Kongsberg Gallium Ltd. – Products include InterMAPhics and
InterView. High performance GIS visualization and analytics toolkits
supporting multiple platforms, including flavors of Unix, Windows
and Android. Primarily intended for mission critical visualizations
 MapDotNet – Framework written in C#/.NET for building WPF,
Silverlight, and HTML5 applications.
 Manifold System – GIS software package.
 CitySurf Globe – Server based 3D GIS software, developed by
PiriReis.
 Netcad – Desktop and web based GIS products developed
by Ulusal CAD ve GIS Çözümleri A.Ş..
 RegioGraph by GfK GeoMarketing – GIS software for business
planning and analyses; company also provides compatible maps
and market data.
 RemoteView by Overwatch – RemoteView is one of the most widely
used imagery analysis tools within the US government to collect
geospatial intelligence.
 SuperMap Inc. – a professional GIS software provider that offers
Desktop, Component, Web, and Mobile GIS for global markets.
 TerrSet (formerly IDRISI) – GIS and Image Processing product
developed by Clark Labs at Clark University. Especially effective for
raster GIS analysis and image processing. Affordable and robust, it
is used for both operations and education.
 TNTmips by MicroImages – a professional system integrating
desktop GIS, advanced image processing, 2D-3D-stereo
visualization, desktop cartography, geospatial database
management, and webmap publishing.
GIS as a service[edit]
Many suppliers are now starting to offer Internet based services as well as or instead of
downloadable software and/or data. These can be free, funded by advertising or paid for on
subscription; they split into three areas:

 SaaS – Software as a Service: Software available as a service on

the Internet
o ArcGIS Online – ESRI's cloud based version of ArcGIS[6]
 o CartoDB – Online mapping platform that offers an open source,
cloud based SaaS model[7]
o Mapbox – Provider of custom online maps for websites [8]
 PaaS – Platform as a Service: geocoding or analysis/processing
services
o ArcGIS Online[9]
o Google Maps JavaScript API version 3[10]
o Here Maps JavaScript API version [11]
o Microsoft Bing Geocode Dataflow API[12]
o US Census Geocoder[13]
 DaaS – Data as a Service: data or content services
o ArcGIS Online[14]
o Apple Maps[15]
o Google Maps[16]
o Here Maps[17]
o OpenStreetMap[18]
o Microsoft Bing Maps[19]
Spatial DBMS[edit]

 Boeing's Spatial Query Server – Spatially enables Sybase ASE.

 DB2 – Allows spatial querying and storing of most spatial data
types.
 Informix – Allows spatial querying and storing of most spatial data
types.
 MySQL – Allows spatial querying and storing of most spatial data
types.
 Microsoft SQL Server (2008 and later) – The latest player in the
market of storing and querying spatial data. GIS products such as
MapInfo and Cadcorp SIS can read and edit this data while ESRI
and others are expected to be able to read and edit this data at
some point in the future.
 Oracle Spatial – Product allows users to perform complex
geographic operations and store common spatial data types in a
native Oracle environment. Most commercial GIS packages can
read and edit spatial data stored in this way.
 SAP HANA - Allows users to store common spatial data types, load
spatial data files with well-known text (WKT) and well-known binary
(WKB) formats and perform spatial processing using SQL. Open
Geospatial Consortium (OGC) certification allows third party GIS
software providers to store and process spatial data. GIS products
such as ArcGIS from ESRI works with HANA.[20]
 Teradata – Teradata geospatial allows storage and spatial analysis
on location-based data which is stored using native geospatial data-
types within the Teradata database.
 VMDS – Version managed data store from Smallworld.
Geospatial Internet of Things[edit]

 SensorUp -- SensorUp provides the Cloud hosting and SDKs,

based on the Open Geospatial Consortium SensorThings
 API standard, allowing developers to build applications that
connects with Internet of Things sensor observations and tasking.
SensorUp's OGC standard-based platform includes sensor data,
analytics, and mapping SDK.

See also[edit]
 Comparison of geographic information systems software
 GIS Live DVD
 Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)

References[edit]
1. ^ "GIS Software - A description in 1000 words", S. Steiniger and R.
Weibel
2. ^ "Open Source GIS History - OSGeo Wiki Editors". Retrieved 2009-
03-21.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b "An Overview on Current Free and Open Source
Desktop GIS Developments - Steiniger and Bocher". Archived from the
original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
4. ^ "The MapWindow Project - Home". www.mapwindow.org.
Retrieved 2019-09-23.
5. ^ Smith, Susan. "Conform for real time 3D
visualization". www.giscafe.com. GISCafe. Retrieved 24
February 2015.
6. ^ "Arcgis homepage". Arcgis.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
7. ^ "CartoDB is the easiest way to map and analyze your location data
— CartoDB". Cartodb.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
8. ^ "Mapbox". Mapbox. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
9. ^ "Arcgis homepage". Arcgis.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
10. ^ "Geocoding Service | Google Maps JavaScript API | Google
Developers". Developers.google.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
11. ^ "Here Maps JavaScript API Here Developers". developer.here.com.
Retrieved 2017-12-15.
12. ^ "Geocode Dataflow API". Msdn.microsoft.com. 2015-07-15.
Retrieved 2015-07-26.
13. ^ "Census Geocoder - U.S. Census Bureau". Census.gov.
Retrieved 2015-07-26.
14. ^ "Arcgis homepage". Arcgis.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
15. ^ "iOS 8 - Maps". Apple. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
16. ^ "Google Maps overview - Google Maps Help". Support.google.com.
Retrieved 2015-07-26.
17. ^ "Here WeGo". Retrieved 2017-12-15.
18. ^ "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
19. ^ "Bing Maps". Microsoft.com. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
20. ^ "SAP HANA® Accelerates Spatial Processing and Analytics for
Real-Time Insights". Directions Magazine. Retrieved 2016-07-e

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