Comparison of geographic information systems software

This is a comparison of notable GIS software. To be included on this list, the software must either have a linked existing article or include references to independent sources verifying notability.

Contents 1 License, source, & operating system support 2 Pure server 2.1 Map servers 2.2 Map caches 3 Mixed 3.1 Catalog servers 4 Pure web client 4.1 Libraries 4.2 Applications 5 Mobile clients 5.1 License & platform support 5.2 Feature comparison 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

License, source, & operating system support

GIS software	Free	Open source	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	BSD	Unix	Web	Other
Elshayal Smart GIS Map Editor and Surface Analysis	Free Map Editor & Surface Analysis	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Download Rectified Google Earth Satellite Images and NASA ASTER and SRTM Geo DEM
ACCUGLOBE[1]	Viewer(s)[2]	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Autodesk[3]	Viewer(s)[4]	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Boeing SQS[5]	Viewer(s)[6]	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Google Earth Plugin
Cadcorp	Viewer(s)[7]	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
CAPAWARE	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
CARIS	Viewer(s)[8]	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Chameleon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	AMP	No
Deegree[9]	Yes	Yes	Java	Java	Java	Java	Java	Yes	No
ERDAS IMAGINE[10]		No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
ESRI	Viewer(s)[11]	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Google Earth Plugin,KML, WMS
GeoBase	Trial[12]	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Geomajas[13]	Yes	Yes	Java	Java	Java	Java	Java	Yes	No
GeoNetwork	Yes	Yes	Java	Java	Java	Java	Java	Yes	No
GeoServer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Java	No
GeoTools	Yes	Yes	Java	Java	Java	Java	Java	No	No
GGP GIS[14]	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
GRASS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	via pyWPS[15]	No
gvSIG	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Java	Java	No	No
ClarkLabs[16] IDRISI	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
ILOG JViews Maps[17]	Viewer(s)[18]	No	Java	Java	Java	Java	Java	Java & DHTML/Ajax	No
ITC[19] ILWIS	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Intergraph [20]	Viewer(s)	No	Yes	No	No	No	CLIX	Yes	No
(Vivid[21]) Open[22] JUMP GIS	Yes	Yes	Java	Java	Java	Java	Java	No	No
Kosmo[23] Saig[24]	Yes	Yes	Java	Java	Java	Java	Java	No	No
LandSerf	Yes	No	Java	Java	Java	Java	Java	No	No
Manifold System	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Pitney Bowes[25] MapInfo	Viewer(s)[26]	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
UMN[27] MapServer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	AMP	No
Caliper[28] Maptitude	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
MapWindow GIS	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
ThinkGeo[29] Map Suite	Trial[30]	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
My World GIS[31]	Trial[32]	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Oracle Spatial	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Orbit GIS [33]	Trials[34]	No	Java	Java	Java	Java	Java	Flex & AJAX & Javascript	No
Ortelius[35] Mapdiva[35]	Free Trial[36]	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Vector-based map illustration drawing tool for Mac OS X
Panorama	No	No	"GIS Map 2005"	No	"GIS Panorama"	No	No	No	No
PostGIS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Quantum GIS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
RegioGraph	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Smallworld	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	No
SpatialFX | ObjectFX[37]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Java-based mapping and imagery toolkit
SpatialRules | ObjectFX[37]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Java-based rules engine for spatial and temporal data.
SPRING	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Solaris	No	No
STAR-APIC[38]	FME Trial[39]	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
SuperMap[40]	Viewer(s)[41]	No	Yes (COM & Java & .NET)	No	Yes	No	Yes ( Solaris & AIX & HP-UX)	Yes (AJAX & Flex & Silverlight)	Hardware Acceleration
TatukGIS[42]	Viewer(s)	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Caliper TransCAD[28]	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
TerraLib TerraView	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
MicroImages[43] TNTmips	Viewer(s)[44]	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Caliper[45] TransModeler	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
uDIG	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
AvisMap GIS Engine[46]	Viewer(s)[47]	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	DHTML	No
GIS software	Free (Gratis)	Open source	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	BSD	Unix	Web	Other

Pure server

Map servers

Name	Language	WMS	WFS	WFS-T	WCS	WMC	SLD	FES	Other
Spatial Fusion Server	Java/C++	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Included with CARIS Spatial Fusion Enterprise.
ERDAS APOLLO	Java/C++	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	ECW, ECWP, JPEG2000, JPIP.
ArcGIS Server	.NET/Java	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		SOAP, REST, KML
MapServer	C	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Deegree[48]	Java	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
GeoServer	Java	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Basic-wms2.py[49]	Python	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Intended as demonstration only
Manifold System	ASP C#	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	client and server
MapLarge API	C#	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	HTML (mobile compatible) client;
SpatialFX	Java	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Web-based client and server; REST, KML
Orbit EOS	Java	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Publish to clients, webclients, mobile clients. Editing Capabilities.

Map caches

Name	Language	WMS-C	Other
ArcGIS Server	.NET/Java	No
ERDAS APOLLO	Java/C++	Yes	Including WMTS, WMS
GeoWebCache[50]	Java	Yes	Open source, WMS, WMTS, TMS, KML, Virtual Earth
MapProxy[51]	Python	Yes	Open source, Full WMS support
SuperMap IS .NET	.NET	No
SuperMap iServer Java	Java	No
TileCache[52]	Python	Yes	Open source

Mixed

Name	Language	WMS	WFS	WFS-T	WCS	WMC	Other
Geomajas[53]	Ajax or Java	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Full vectorial editing capabilities, support for complex relation models (1 to n, n to 1, inheritance) through Hibernate Spatial, printing functionality through iT3xt and OpenStreetMap compatibility.
Mapbender[54]	PHP	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	A Geo-CMS that provides interfaces for displaying, navigating, querying, and editing WMS, WFS, WFS-T, and WMC data sources.
Mapbuilder[55]	PHP or Java	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Set of JavaScript widgets that provide interfaces for displaying, navigating, querying, and editing WMS, WFS, WFS-T, and WMC data sources. Uses OpenLayers as the rendering engine. Provides server-side script for saving the map as a WMC document.

Catalog servers

Name	As a server								As a client
	Z39.50	CSW 2.0	OAI-MPH	OpenSearch	OpenSearch GEO	RSS	GeoRSS	WebDav	Z39.50	CSW 2.0	OAI-MPH	OpenSearch	OpenSearch GEO	RSS	GeoRSS	WebDav
GeoNetwork	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes

Pure web client

Libraries

Name	Language	WMS	WFS	GeoRSS	Other
ArcGIS Server APIs[56]	JavaScript, Flex, Silverlight, .NET, Java	Yes	No	Yes	JavaScript API accessible online.[57]
WMS-Map[58]	JavaScript	Yes	No	No	allow the creation of dynamic maps including simple zoom functionality and clickable googlemap-like overlays.
OpenLayers	JavaScript	Yes	Yes	Yes	support for navigation, icons, markers, and layer selection.
QuickWMS[59]	JavaScript	Yes	No	Yes
CivicMaps Tile Engine[60]	JavaScript	Yes	No	No	drag and zoom. Intended for integration with Drupal.
SpatialFX[61]	Java and JavaScript	Yes	No	Yes	Web client/server developer API, drag pan/zoom, drawing support, full DHS and MIL-STD-2525 symbology support.
SpatialRules[61]	Java	No	No	Yes	Java-based rules engine for detecting spatial and temporal conditions. Designed for a detect-response paradigm to monitor large populations of dynamic objects with spatial and temporal attributes.

Applications

Name	Language	WMS	WFS	GeoRSS	Other
Mscross[62]	JavaScript	Yes	Yes	No	an Ajax Web GIS client
WorldKit[63]	Flash	No	No	Yes

Mobile clients

License & platform support

Name	Language	Open Source	W. Mobile	Java CLDC	Android	iPhone	Linux PDA
gvSIG Mobile[64]	Java ME - CDC	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes OpenMoko, Maemo
gvSIG Mini[65]	Java ME - CLDC / Java Android	Yes	Yes(JVM)	Yes	Yes	No	No

Feature comparison

Name	WMS-C/WMTS	WMS	WFS	GPS	SHP	GML	GPX	Raster	Editing	Routing	Social Networks	Others
gvSIG Mobile[64]	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Full vectorial editing capabilities both GPS and hand-based, SRS support, custom forms for alphanumeric attributes, vector symbology, thematic legend. SDI client.
gvSIG Mini[65]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	OpenStreetMap data + other free tile services. Integration with Twitter, weather, Facebook, namefinder. Off-line.

See also

• Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
• List of geographic information systems software
• GIS Live DVD

References

External links

• An Overview of Free & Open Source Desktop GIS (FOS-GIS) - GIS software comparison (2008)
• A Survey of Open Source GIS - GIS software comparison (2007)
• Maptitude GIS Software official website - Generic GIS Software