Comparison of geographic information systems software
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This is a comparison of notable GIS software. To be included on this list, the software must have a linked existing article.
The selection of GIS software is a non-trivial task typically undertaken at project commencement. The use of appropriate selection criteria and methodology can be critical to a project's success, with considerations including outlay costs, ease of use, data and system harmonization and maintenance, incorporation of advances in technology, and downstream system integration.[1][2][3]
License, source, & operating system support
[edit]| GIS software | Free software | Open source | Windows | Mac OS X | Linux | BSD | Unix | Web | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArcGIS | Viewer(s) | No | Yes | No[4] | 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 |
| Deegree | Yes | Yes | Java | Java | Java | Java | Java | Yes | No |
| Erdas Imagine | Viewers & Plug-ins | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| FME[5] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | FME Cloud[6] | 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[7] | 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
[edit]Map servers
[edit]| Name | Language | WMS | WFS | WFS-T | WCS | WMC | SLD | FES | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Name | Language | WMS-C | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArcGIS Server | .NET/Java | No | |
| MapDotNet | C#/.NET | No | File-based and SQL Server |
Pure web client
[edit]Libraries
[edit]| Name | Language | WMS | WFS | GeoRSS | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenLayers | JavaScript | Yes | Yes | Yes | support for navigation, icons, markers, and layer selection. |
| Leaflet | JavaScript | Yes[8] | 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Defining methodology for selecting most appropriate GIS software". Survey Review. 2014. doi:10.1179/1752270614Y.0000000116.
- ^ Eldrandaly, Khalid (2007). "GIS software selection: a multi criteria decision making approach" (PDF). Applied GIS. ISSN 1832-5505.
- ^ "Rural landscape visualisation from GIS databases: a comparison of approaches, options and problems". Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 2002. doi:10.1016/S0198-9715(01)00041-2.
- ^ "ArcGIS Pro in Mac OS X". esri.com. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "FME Downloads". Safe Software. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Harness the Power of FME Server in the Cloud". Safe Software. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "PyWPS". PyWPS.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
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