page_title: List of geographic information systems software
section_title: Desktop GIS
hierarchical_section_title: List of geographic information systems software / Open source software / Desktop GIS
caption_attribution_description: wxPython-based GRASS GIS GUI
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: The following open-source desktop GIS projects are reviewed in Steiniger and Bocher (2008/9):
  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.
  MapWindow GIS – Free desktop application with plugins and a programmer library 
  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.
caption: GRASS GIS 6.4
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