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Type Software, Geo-Data, Documents, Projects
Application Miscellaneous, Web GIS, Desktop GIS, Library, Database, Mobile GIS
Operating System GNU/Linux and other Unices, Windows, MacOS X, Other Operating System
Programming Language C, Java, C++, Python, Tcl/Tk, PHP, Perl, (Visual) Basic, C#, Fortran, Delphi, Ruby, Javascript, Other Programming Language, SWF
License GNU GPL, GNU LGPL, MIT, Public Domain, BSDish, GPL (v2), GNU FDL, Apache License, MPL 1.1, X11-Style, MapServer License, GNU GPLv3, GNU GPLv2+, GEOTRANS License, AFL 2.1, Artistic License, Creative Commons, Apache License/non-free, AVPython License (MIT-like), GIS Viewer license, GSLIB License, IPW License, kdem License, NCSA-Type license, OpenMap License, Partly Public Domain, QPL, shptrans license, SVG Toolkit license, vhclmaps License, CeCILL V.2, GNU GPLv3+, E00compr License, zlib license
Features Data Conversion, GPS, Geoviewer, Coordinate Transformation, Remote Sensing, Geoprocessing, Animations, Digitization, 3D, Routing, Geostatistics
Standards OGC WMS Client, OGC WFS Client, OGC WMS Server, OGC WFS Server, GeoJSON
Status Inactive, OSGeo Project, Archived, Debian Package

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  • The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
    Homepage: http://www.osgeo.org/
    Last update: 2007-11-12 13:56:16
    The Open Source Geospatial Foundation has been created to support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software. OSGeo's goal is to encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects.
  • GIS-Python Laboratory (gispython)
    Homepage: http://gispython.org/
    Last update: 2007-12-09 12:40:21
    Home for several web mapping and GIS projects based on PROJ.4, GEOS, GDAL/OGR, MapServer, and the etree XML interface, like PrimaGIS, PCL and OwsLib. The goal is a new coherent and modular core for geospatial programming with Python.
  • Free and Open Source Software for Spatial Data Infrastructure - INSPIRE/EU (FOSSDI)
    Homepage: http://inspire.jrc.it/ir/sdic_view_step1_only.cfm?id=2163
    Last update: 2007-09-04 20:13:01
    (Sell also Full text as PDF, Web-page at JRC has broken formatting) The FOSSDI SDIC is a community of various sectors and organization/institutions. The Free/Open Source Software for Geoinformatics (FOSS4G) products used within this community is as manifold as the general GIS community. Interestingly also proprietary vendors of GIS related products and services start to integrate the benefits of FOSS4G products. The FOSSDI SDIC itself, besides developing software and spatial data, is also providing services to public administration and private companies.
  • Free Geospatial Data in Canada
    Homepage: http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/why-free.php
    Last update: 2007-11-13 07:41:43
    This site is dedicated to the issue of public access to government geospatial data across Canada. It is a place to discuss, issues, educate, coordinate and encourage change. Promotes the idea of free distribution of canadian governmental geographic data. Free in this case basically means at no charge though more comments are being made on the importance of "liberty" as well as "no charge".
  • FREEMAP
    Homepage: http://www.freemap.nett.org/english/index.html
    Last update: 2001-08-10 11:04:28
    This efford tries to digitize the streets of Oslo, Norway with GPSs to offer it as Free Geographic Information (planned is GPL as license). The map shows the lines logged by volunteers (each one will have his own color) underlayed with a proprietary map.
  • DebianGIS (DebianGIS)
    Homepage: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianGis
    Last update: 2007-12-30 12:37:44
    DebianGIS is a project to introduce and maintain a variety of GIS packages for the Debian Linux system.
  • HostGIS
    Homepage: http://www.hostgis.com/linux/
    Last update: 2006-06-15 12:39:18
    HostGIS Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution specifically made for handling GIS information.
  • FGS (Free-Open Source GIS Suite)
    Homepage: http://maxine.harmeny.com/twiki/bin/view/Fgs
    Last update: 2004-08-07 23:04:12
    FGS is a project pulling together various other projects (most of them are listed on freegis.org) into an easily redistributable package. First target platform is Linux on intel x86 architecture. Second target will be windows.
  • PostGIS - ArcMap Connector Project (PgArc)
    Homepage: http://pgarc.sourceforge.net/
    Last update: 2006-01-10 12:10:20
    This project produces an Extension and VBA module that allows ESRIs ArcMap (v8.x) product to access Open Source Postgresql/PostGIS spatial data tables. Includes importing tables and exporting/updating back to the database.
  • The Cooperative GIS Project

    Last update: 2005-12-22 10:24:22
    The project is not active any more and but can still be found in the webarchive.

    Here the original description of the project:
    The aim is to establish a user-driven effort to map the world (or at least parts of it). The result will be free, digital thematic maps containing geographic and temporal data on any land features that people decide to map. This may include natural landmarks, cities or even pubs in your local area.

FreeGIS is a project of FOSSGIS e.V.
Contact: Bj�rn Schilberg <bjoern.schilberg@uni-osnabrueck.de>
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