Open Source GIS Software Archives - GIS Geography https://gisgeography.com/tag/open-source-gis-software/ Geographic Information Systems Sun, 03 Aug 2025 16:56:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://gisgeography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-GISGeography-SiteIcon-32x32.jpg Open Source GIS Software Archives - GIS Geography https://gisgeography.com/tag/open-source-gis-software/ 32 32 The Hidden Powers of QGIS 3: Features and Plugins https://gisgeography.com/qgis-3/ https://gisgeography.com/qgis-3/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2018 01:53:35 +0000 http://gisgeography.com/?p=15536 When QGIS releases a new version, it’s kinda a big deal. Because the unsung heroes of open source GIS software are back with QGIS 3!

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/qgis-3/feed/ 34 OpenJUMP GIS Software Review https://gisgeography.com/openjump-gis/ https://gisgeography.com/openjump-gis/#respond Sat, 20 Jan 2018 18:24:43 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=21819 OpenJUMP GIS is good at the basics. It started as a tool for data conflation. Then, it grew into a modest size open source project.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/openjump-gis/feed/ 0 ILWIS – Integrated Land and Water Information Management https://gisgeography.com/ilwis-integrated-land-and-water-information-management/ https://gisgeography.com/ilwis-integrated-land-and-water-information-management/#comments Sun, 25 Jun 2017 23:21:21 +0000 http://gisgeography.com/?p=14529 ILWIS is free (GNU license) for users around the world for GIS and remote sensing needs. Here are some of the neat features and developments.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/ilwis-integrated-land-and-water-information-management/feed/ 9 GRASS GIS – Geographic Resources Analysis Support System https://gisgeography.com/grass-gis-geographic-resources-analysis-support-system/ https://gisgeography.com/grass-gis-geographic-resources-analysis-support-system/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2016 01:48:27 +0000 http://gisgeography.com/?p=11126 GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is one of the oldest public domain GIS software in existence - over 30 years old.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/grass-gis-geographic-resources-analysis-support-system/feed/ 3 WhiteBox GAT – Geospatial Analysis Toolbox (Review) https://gisgeography.com/whitebox-gat-geospatial-analysis-toolbox/ https://gisgeography.com/whitebox-gat-geospatial-analysis-toolbox/#respond Sat, 18 Jun 2016 02:29:02 +0000 https://gisgeography.com/?p=21814 Whitebox GAT (Geospatial Analysis Toolbox) specializes in terrain analysis. But you can do processes like LiDAR and hydrology analysis.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/free-gis-software/feed/ 96 gvSIG Software Review: Desktop, 3D and Mobile GIS https://gisgeography.com/gvsig-software/ https://gisgeography.com/gvsig-software/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2016 22:30:43 +0000 http://gisgeography.com/?p=9844 Map all day. Geoprocess all night. All with open source gvSIG software. gvSIG emerged in 2004. It's been fine-tuned for close to two decades.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/gvsig-software/feed/ 1 SAGA GIS (System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses) Review and Guide https://gisgeography.com/saga-gis-review-guide/ https://gisgeography.com/saga-gis-review-guide/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:37:23 +0000 http://gisgeography.com/?p=9009 The world of geoscientists can experiment with the free SAGA GIS.  It's a clear winner in 3D rendering, terrain analysis, and geostatistics.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/saga-gis-review-guide/feed/ 5 uDig – User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (Review) https://gisgeography.com/udig-user-friendly-desktop-internet-gis/ https://gisgeography.com/udig-user-friendly-desktop-internet-gis/#respond Sun, 29 Nov 2015 14:57:16 +0000 http://gisgeography.com/?p=11124 The focus of uDig (User-friendly Internet GIS) is placed on database viewing and editing as well as a rich collection of GIS functionality.

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]]> https://gisgeography.com/udig-user-friendly-desktop-internet-gis/feed/ 0 QGIS 2 Review (Quantum GIS) https://gisgeography.com/open-source-qgis-review-guide/ https://gisgeography.com/open-source-qgis-review-guide/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:07:55 +0000 http://gisgeography.com/?p=5626 In this QGIS 2 review, we see how this open source GIS software stacks up against others in mapping, editing, analysis, and data management.

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