List of GIS software

This is a list of notable GIS software applications. See also the comparison of GIS software.

[edit] Open source software

Most widely used open source applications:

GRASS – Originally developed by the U.S. Department of Defense, open source: a complete GIS
MapServer – Web-based mapping server, developed by the University of Minnesota.

Other open source GIS applications:

gvSIG 1.0

Chameleon – Environments for building applications with MapServer.
GeoTools – Open source GIS toolkit written in Java, using Open Geospatial Consortium specifications.
gvSIG – Open source GIS written in Java.
JUMP GIS – Java Unified Mapping Platform. (See end of page for JUMP derivative projects, like Kosmo and OpenJUMP)
MapWindow GIS – Free, open source GIS desktop application and programming component.
PostGIS – Spatial extensions for the open source PostgreSQL database, allowing geospatial queries.
Quantum GIS
uDig
TerraView – GIS desktop that handles vector and raster data stored in a relational or geo-relational database, including ACCESS, PostGreSQL, MySQL and Oracle Spatial.

Most widely used notable proprietary software applications and providers:

Autodesk – Products include MapGuide and other products that interface with its flagship AutoCAD software package.
Cadcorp – Developers of world leading GIS software and OpenGIS standard (e.g. Read/Write Open Source PostGIS database).
ESRI – Products include ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcSDE, ArcIMS, and ArcWeb services.
IDRISI – Proprietary GIS product developed by Clark Labs.
Intergraph – Products include GeoMedia GIS software, as well as photogrammetry and other mapping-related software.
MapInfo – Products include MapInfo Professional and MapXtreme. integrates GIS software, data and services.
Caliper – Products include Maptitude, TransCAD and TransModeler. Develops GIS and the only GIS for transportation.

Other notable proprietary software applications and providers:

CARIS (Computer Aided Resource Information System) – GIS systems for hydrography and cadastral systems.
CartaVista – Geographic Information Visualization (GIV) product developed by A3Dt.
DeLorme – Producer XMap and other GIS tools, data, and GPS hardware.
GMS – Three-dimensional environment for building geologic and groundwater models
Maria – A Windows-based GIS product developed by Teleplan Globe AS.
Manifold System – Low-cost GIS software package.
Oracle Spatial – Product allows users to perform basic geographic operations and store common spatial data types in a native Oracle environment.
Safe Software – Spatial ETL products including FME, SpatialDirect and the ArcGIS Data Interoperability Extension.
Smallworld – GIS product developed in Cambridge, England (Smallworld, Inc.) and purchased by General Electric in 2000 and used primarily by public utilities and other related industries.
TatukGIS – Products include: TatukGIS Developer Kernel (a comprehensive GIS development toolkit), Internet Map Server, GIS Editor, free GIS Viewer, Aerial Imagery Corrector.

GeoBase – Geospatial platform developed by Telogis. A particular focus is placed on real-time processing for reverse-geocoding, geofencing, etc.
LandSerf – Free GIS written in Java. Source available but not strictly open source.
Panorama – Russian GIS for military uses.
SPRING – GIS software developed at INPE - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais and available free of charge.
TerraLib – GIS class and functions library, available from the Internet as open source, allowing a collaborative environment and its use for the development of multiple GIS tools.
TNTmips – Geospatial analysis system providing a GIS, RDBMS, and automated image processing system with CAD, TIN, surface modeling, and data publishing tools.
SavGIS Free and complete GIS software available in French, English and Spanish, developed since 1984 by the Development Research French Institute (IRD).