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This is a comparison of notable GIS software. To be included on this list, the software must have a linked existing article.
License, source, & operating system support[]
ArcGIS
|
Viewer(s)
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Google Earth Plugin, KML, WMS
|
Autodesk
|
Viewer(s)
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Cadcorp
|
Viewer(s)
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
CAPAWARE
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Chameleon
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
AMP
|
No
|
Deegree
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Yes
|
No
|
Erdas Imagine
|
Viewers & Plug-ins
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
GeoBase - Telogis
|
Trial
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Traffic, WMS, ADAS, Routing
|
GeoNetwork
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Yes
|
No
|
GeoServer
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
No
|
GeoTools
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
No
|
No
|
GRASS
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
via pyWPS[1]
|
No
|
gvSIG
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
No
|
No
|
IDRISI
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
ILWIS
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
GeoMedia
|
Viewer(s)
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
CLIX
|
Yes
|
KML
|
JUMP GIS
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
No
|
No
|
Kosmo
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
No
|
No
|
LandSerf
|
No
|
No
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
No
|
No
|
MapDotNet
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Manifold System
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Microsoft MapPoint
|
Discontinued
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Pitney Bowes MapInfo Pro
|
Viewer(s)
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
MapServer
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
AMP
|
No
|
Maptitude Caliper software
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
MapWindow GIS
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Oracle Spatial
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
PostGIS
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
QGIS
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Google Earth Plugin, KML, WMS
|
RegioGraph
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
RemoteView
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
SAGA GIS
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
KLM
|
SAP HANA
|
Free Trial
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Smallworld
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Read-only
|
OLE, XML, Multiuser, Utility Data Model, Data Translator export/import
|
SPRING
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Solaris
|
No
|
No
|
TerraLib TerraView
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
TNTmips
|
Viewer(s)
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
TransModeler Caliper Software
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
uDIG
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
Java
|
No
|
No
|
GIS software
|
Free software
|
Open source
|
Windows
|
Mac OS X
|
Linux
|
BSD
|
Unix
|
Web
|
Other
|
Pure server[]
Map servers[]
Name |
Language |
WMS |
WFS |
WFS-T |
WCS |
|
SLD |
|
Other
|
ArcGIS Server
|
.NET/Java
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
SOAP, REST, KML
|
MapServer
|
C
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Deegree
|
Java
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
GeoServer
|
Java
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
MapDotNet
|
C#/.NET
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
SOAP and REST feature and map services
|
Manifold System
|
ASP C#
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
client and server
|
GeoMedia WebMap
|
ASP C#
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
?
|
No
|
|
Map caches[]
Pure web client[]
Libraries[]
Name |
Language |
WMS |
WFS |
GeoRSS |
Other
|
OpenLayers
|
JavaScript
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
support for navigation, icons, markers, and layer selection.
|
Leaflet
|
JavaScript
|
Yes[2]
|
Yes
|
No
|
support for navigation, icons, markers, layers, GeoJSON
|
MapDotNet
|
JavaScript/HTML5
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
digitizing, wkt rendering, draggable icons and content, geospatial queries (intersection, overlapping)
|
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "PyWPS". PyWPS.org. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
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