GEOS (software library)
| Stable release | 3.4.2 / August 25, 2013 |
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| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, POSIX-compliant systems |
| Type | Geographic information system |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) |
| Website | http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/ |
GEOS (Geometry Engine Open Source) is a C++ port of the Java Topology Suite (JTS). As such, it aims to contain the complete functionality of JTS in C++. This includes all the OpenGIS Simple Features for SQL spatial predicate functions and spatial operators, as well as specific JTS enhanced topology functions.
GEOS is available under the terms of GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), and is a project of OSGeo.