Gis Software Comparison and Os

License, source, & operating system support
Free software
GIS software
ArcGIS
Viewer(s)[1]
Viewer(s)[3]
Viewer(s)[4]
Autodesk[2]
Cadcorp
CAPAWARE
Chameleon
Open source
No
No
No
Yes
Yes [5]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Viewers & Plug-ins
No
Trial[8]
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Viewer(s)[13]
No
Yes
Yes
Viewer(s)[16]
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
LandSerf
No
No
MapDotNet[21]
No
No
No
No
Discontinued
No
Deegree[6]
Erdas Imagine
[7]
GeoBase
Geomajas
[9]
GeoNetwork
GeoServer
GeoTools
GRASS
gvSIG
IDRISI
[11]
ILOG JViews Maps

ITC
[12]
ILWIS
[14]
Intergraph
(Vivid
[17]
Kosmo
[15]
) Open
[19]
Saig
[18]
JUMP GIS
[20]
Manifold System
Microsoft MapPoint
[22]
Viewer(s)[24]
No
UMN[25] MapServer
Yes
Yes
Caliper
No
No
MapWindow GIS
Yes
Yes
ThinkGeo[27] Map Suite[27]
Free Trial[28]
No
Oracle Spatial
No
No
Pitney Bowes
[26]
[23]
MapInfo
Maptitude
Ortelius[29] Mapdiva[29]
Free Trial[30]
No
Panorama
PostGIS
No
No
Yes
Yes
QGIS
Yes
Yes
RegioGraph
RemoteView
Smallworld
No
No
No
No
No
No
Spatial Manager Desktop
[31]
Free Trial [32]
No
Spatial Manager for

AutoCAD [33]
Free Trial [34]
SpatialFX | ObjectFX[35]
No
No
SpatialRules | ObjectFX[35]
No
No
SPRING
Yes
Yes
Caliper TransCAD
No
No
No
TerraLib TerraView
Yes
Yes
MicroImages
Viewer(s)[37]
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Viewer(s)
No
Caliper
[38]
[36]
[26]
TNTmips
TransModeler
uDIG
Zulu [39]
AvisMap GIS Engine[40]
GIS software
Viewer(s)
Free software
No
Open source
Windows
Mac OS X
Linux
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Yes
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Java
Java
Java
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
"GIS Map 2005"

Yes
No
Yes
"GIS Panorama"
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Windows
Mac OS X
Linux
BSD
Unix
Web
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
AMP
Java
Java
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Yes
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
No
Yes
Yes
via pyWPS[10]
Java
Java
No
No
No
No
Java
Java
No
No
Java & DHTML/Ajax

No
No
CLIX
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
AMP
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Solaris
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
BSD
Unix
DHTML
Web
Other
Google Earth Plugin,KML, WMS

No
No
No
No
No
No
Traffic,WMS,ADAS,Routing
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
KML
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Geocoding and Routing plugins
also available.
No
Vector-based map illustration
drawing tool for Mac OS X
No
No
Yes (Open layer Plugin,KML, WMS)

No
No
No
Tasks run also in the command

window
No
Java-based mapping and
imagery toolkit
Java-based rules engine for
spatial and temporal data.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Other
Name
Language
WMS
Yes
Spatial Fusion Server[citation

Java/C++
needed]
Yes
Erdas Apollo
[41]
Java/C++
Yes
ArcGIS Server
.NET/Java
MapServer
Deegree[42]
Java
Yes
Yes
Yes
GeoMedia WebMap &

SDI Pro
.NET/C++
GeoServer
Java
Yes
Yes
MapDotNet
C#/.NET
Yes
Manifold System
ASP C#
Yes
SpatialFX
Java
ZuluServer[43]
C++
Yes
Yes
Orbit EOS
Java
WFS
WFS-T
WCS
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
WMC
SLD
FES
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Other
Included with CARIS

Spatial Fusion
Enterprise.
JPIP, WMTS, REST
SOAP, REST, KML
WMTS
SOAP and REST feature

and map services
client and server
Web-based client and

server; REST, KML
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Viewers & Plug-ins

ILOG JViews Maps

ThinkGeo[27] Map Suite[27]

Spatial Manager Desktop

Free Trial [32]

Spatial Manager for

Free Trial [34]

"GIS Map 2005"

Java & DHTML/Ajax

Google Earth Plugin,KML, WMS

Yes (Open layer Plugin,KML, WMS)

Tasks run also in the command

Spatial Fusion Server[citation

GeoMedia WebMap &

Included with CARIS

JPIP, WMTS, REST

SOAP, REST, KML

SOAP and REST feature

client and server

Web-based client and

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