GIS Software

Information about GIS software and applications including both commercial and open source GIS applications. This category covers desktop GIS (Esri’s ArcGIS suite, MapInfo, QGIS, and GRASS) as well as web mapping, GIS apps, mobile GIS, and component GIS.

GIS Software

How to Use GIS to Make a Lego Map

October 29, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Depending on the GIS software you want to use, there are a few different ways to create a Lego-style map.

Portable GIS Version 6.0 Now Available

October 25, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Portable GIS is available as a Windows-based executable (.exe) or .zip file which can then be installed to a local drive or onto a removable drive such as a USB stick.

Customize ArcMap with Python Add-Ins

September 18, 2019By GIS ContributorGIS Software

Daniel Fourquet walks users through the process of using Python to create Add-Ins for ArcMap.

How to Change the Projection of a Shapefile Using QGIS

July 13, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

If you know the starting coordinate system or projection of your shapefile, you can quickly export the data into another coordinate or projections system using QGIS.

A Case Study on Converting a Geodatabase From ArcGIS for Use in QGIS

June 4, 2019By Charles AltendorfGIS Software

In this article Charles Altendorf outlines a method he developed to convert GIS data located in a geodatabase created in ArcGIS into open source data that can be used in QGIS.

R Packages for Spatial Analysis

May 2, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Looking for R spatial packages?

Missed the Latest QGIS User Conference? Access the Videos Online

April 22, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Recorded presentations from the 2019 QGIS International User Conference are now available online.

Latest Release of ArcGIS Online Introduces New Features and Enhanced Capabilities

April 5, 2019By EsriGIS Software

Bernard Szukalski, Esri tech evangelist and product strategist, introduces new features and enhancements to the latest release of ArcGIS Online.

Printing Web Maps

March 19, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

An oft-ignored but sometimes important function of web mapping is the ability to convert the view on the screen to a printed map.

LandViewer Has Added New Remote Sensing and Satellite Imagery Analytics

March 14, 2019By GIS ContributorGIS Software

This article by EOS, a company which creates solutions for Earth observation imagery processing and analysis, introduces a host of updated capabilities in its LandViewer tool.