Where is Open Source GIS Going?
Mark Altaweel discusses the growth and direction of open source GIS tools and software in this opinion piece.
Open Source GIS and Freeware GIS Applications
An open source application by definition is software that you can freely access and modify the source code for. Open source projects typically are worked … Read more
GIS News: Facebook Smartphone App Competition, gvSIG Code Sprint
The most recent geospatial industry news brings notice of a Facebook Competition by a SSTL to “develop innovative applications that will run on its smartphone-powered … Read more
GIS News: gvSIG conference materials online, Esri Map Book Volume 26 released
The geospatial industry roundup includes the release of videos and reports from the French gvSIG conference, GfK GeoMarketing’s map of the month, and the release … Read more
GIS News: Esri releases, Image of the Week from ESA
The roundup of geospatial news over the past week includes several software and data announcements from Esri, an image of the week from ESA covering the volcanic island of Guadalupe, and the winners of the 2011 Thacher Environmental Research Contest. SuperGeo, Topcon, TC Technology, OGC, Bluesky, eSpatial, IDV Solutions, gvSIG, and Safe Software also have released announcements.
GIS News: Use the GeoCloud for Free, New ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Release
The latest geospatial industry news involves an announcement from Esri on a new release of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop that includes GPS capabilities, the discussion of … Read more
GIS News: OGC's New Fee Structure, MapSuite 5.0, Geospatial Conferences
Map Suite 5.0 has been released by ThinkGeo. Features in the release include native TAB file support, the all-new map legend feature, enhanced projection metadata support, … Read more
Today in GIS: gvSIG Italian Conference Reports, Strait of Bonifacio
Reports from the fourth annual Italian gvSIG conference are available. ESA’s Earth from Space image of the week features the Strait of Bonifacio, located between the French … Read more