Free Downloads
Graphics
Atlas Atlas aims to produce and display high quality charts of the world
for users of FlightGear, an open source flight simulator. This is achieved through two
main parts: The map creator and the Atlas viewer. The map creator can also be used as a
stand alone program that produces beautiful bitmaps. The Atlas viewing application can be
used for browsing your maps but can also connect directly to FlightGear and display your
aircrafts current location on a moving map display.
Cosmo Player Free
download to 3D enable your browser. Downloads available for Win95/NT, Win 3.1 and
Macintosh (beta).
Graphic software
NCAR Graphics 4.2.2
NCAR Graphics Software is comprised of a library
containing Fortran/C utilities for drawing contours, maps, vectors, streamlines, weather
maps, surfaces, histograms, X/Y plots, annotations, an ANSI/ISO standard version of GKS, a
math library containing a collection of 1,2,3-D interpolators and approximators,
applications for displaying, editing, and manipulating graphical output, map databases,
many FORTRAN and C examples.
TerraGear Converts a variety of geographic databases into triangle list
scenery that is suitable for worldwide 3D viewing. The resulting database can be directly
used by the Atlas package.
VTP Virtual Terrain Project, it writes and supports a set of software tools (VTP
Toolbox) and an interactive runtime environment (VTP Enviro). The tools
and their source code are freely shared
to help accelerate the adoption and development of the necessary technologies. The goal of
VTP is to foster the creation of tools for easily constructing any part of the real world
in interactive, 3D digital form.
Vis5D
is a system for interactive visualization of large 5-D
gridded data sets such as those produced by numerical weather models. One can make
isosurfaces, contour line slices, colored slices, volume renderings, etc of data in a 3-D
grid, then rotate and animate the images in real time. There is also a feature for wind
trajectory tracing, a way to make text annotations for publications, support for
interactive data analysis, etc. GRASS can import and export Vis5D raster data.
Vis5D+ is
intended as a central repository for enhanced versions and development work on Vis5d.
Text Editors
Text Pad
Ultra Edit
Hydrology
The fluid
flow calculations website provides online calculations on Flow
in pipes, open channels, hydrology, groundwater. Liquid, gas, water, air.
Venturi, nozzle, orifice flowmeters. Weirs, flumes. Pipe networks, water
hammer. Bernoulli, Manning, Moody. Culvert design, inverted siphon.
Pressure, flow, discharge, sizing. Tank volume, unit conversions.
GPS
BBBike A route-finder for cyclists in Berlin and Brandenburg (Germany).
BBBike can be run as a stand-alone program or as a web based component. Display a map with
streets, railways, rivers, parks and other features and find routes between two points.
The route-finder can be customized to match the cyclists preferences (fastest or nicest
route, keep wind direction and hills into account etc.)
DGPSIP A methodology to send differential GPS correction data over the
internet
Grid
In Quest A simple 3D datum transformation
from WGS84 (ETES89) to OSGB36 British National Grid.
GPS
Manager (GPSMan) is a graphical manager of GPS data
that makes possible the preparation, inspection and edition of GPS data in a friendly
environment.
GARNIX GARNIX is a communication program that provides data interface
between an MS-DOS computer and a GARMIN GPS device. GARNIX interfaces with GEO for
coordinate conversion and is configurable for various GARMIN GPS receivers.
GPS3D is a collection of utilities to manipulate a handled GPS device
from your PC, and visualize the result in 3D. Even without a GPS device, you can still use
gps3d to play interactively with a 3D texture mapped model of earth.
GPSS Global Positioning System Software, “sort
of free” supports a variety of countries and languages
gpsd is a user land daemon acting as a liason
between a gps or Loran-C receiver and clients. Operating System: GNU/Linux and other
Unices
gpspoint Program to download and upload waypoints, routes, and tracks to and
from your GPS device. Upload and download is possible via the GARMIN interface. Current
position obtainable via the NMEA Interface, supported by most GPS devices.
gpsutils The
gpsutils package covers some small applications to capture and convert data from a Garmin
GPS receiver. These are based on a included more general GPS library (in C).
GPStrans GPStrans is a program which allows track, route, and waypoint data to be
transferred to and from various Garmin GPS. (Orig. site: ftp://ftp.mayko.com/pub/gpstrans,
old homepage: http://www.aac.uc.pt/~seabra/)
JEEPS
0.1.3 is intended as both a library and a
development system for GPS and related software. It consists of documented C functions for
communication with GARMIN GPS devices and for post-processing of the information received.
It also contains functions for conversion of datums using Molodensky and Cartesian methods
and mapping functions including transverse mercator projections. The UTM coordinate system
is implemented as are other more parochial systems including the UK Ordnance Survey
national grid (with map codes). Eighteen map projections and their inverses are given.
NMEA data capture routines are included. An application (program) is distributed with the
library in order to show the library functionality and how to use it.
Mayko map lets you
display digitized maps. A connected GPS, will plot your position on the map. This program
is for Linux, a UNIX like operating system.
MIT
OrthoServer is a set of components that serve
large collections of geo-image libraries online, in a seamless, multi-resolution fashion. This webpage provides you with step-by-step instructions
for setting up and customizing your own MITOrthoServer,
enabling you to provide your customers with easy access to your geospatial data via the
Internet.
PyGarmin is a set of Python classes which implement the protocol used by
Garmin GPS receivers to talk to each other and to other machines. It is based on the
official protocol specification.
wayp2s A simple C-Program which can read a Waypoint+ file. The data in this
file will be converted to shapefile format.
Remote Sensing
Geomatica™ FreeView
the new viewing environment for working with a
variety of data, including imagery, vectors, and graphical bitmaps. FreeView allows the
viewing, enhancing, and examination of remotely sensed imagery such as LANDSAT, SPOT,
RADARSAT, ERS-1, NOAA AVHRR, and aerial photography. Use FreeView to overlay GIS data and
view the associated attribute data.
GDAL1.1.5 GDAL is a translator library
for raster geospatial data formats. As a library, it presents a single abstract data model
to the calling application for all supported formats. A initial skeleton of GDAL has
formed, and operates for a few formats.
libgeotiff is a library normally hosted on top of libtiff for reading, and
writing GeoTIFF information tags. The library offers a standard C API. An effort to
establish a TIFF based interchange format for georeferenced raster imagery.
MB-System
MB-System is a package for the processing and display
of bathymetry and backscatter imagery data derived from multibeam, interferometry, and
sidescan sonars
MITAB MITAB is a C++ library to read and write MapInfo .TAB (binary) and
.MIF/MID files. It is based on the OGR library which is an implementation of the Open GIS
Consortium Simple Feature specification.
PROJ4.4.3
This package offers commandline tools and a library for
performing respective forward and inverse transformation of cartographic data to or from
cartesian data with a wide range of selectable projection functions. O.S. :GNU/Linux and
other Unices Windows
GIS
ArcExplorer Free GIS Data Viewer. This application allows basic mapping and spatial querying.
Environments: Windows 95/98, Windows NT.
FreeLook 3.1 freeware program providing basic image viewing capabilities, by ENVI (available for PC,
Macintosh and UNIX environments)
FMaps user friendly opensource GIS/RS (Geographic Information
System/ Remote Sensing) application on the
Linux and Gnome compatible platforms.
FlowMap application designed to analyze and display flow data.
Developed at the Faculty of Geographical Sciences of the Utrecht University in the
Netherlands. Platforms: Windows 3.11/95/98/NT/2000
FREEMA A software dedicated to making free digital maps.
GeoTools Java based mapping toolkit that allows maps to be viewed
interactively on web browsers without the need for dedicated server side support
GEO is a scriptable coordinate conversion tool. GEO converts lon/lat,
ECEF und TM (Gauss-Krüger) coordinate systems and is fully configurable.
Grid Grid is a perl extension for raster-based GIS work. The tool is
developed to support hydrologic and water resources GIS work
GeoConsult and GeoContext freeware tools for developing GIS projects and distributing
them respectively
GMT collection of ~60 UNIX tools that allow users to manipulate (x,y)
and (x,y,z) data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) and
produce Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) illustrations ranging from simple x-y plots
through contour maps to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3-D perspective views in
black and white, gray tone, hachure patterns, and 24-bit color.
GRASS is a raster-based GIS, vector GIS, image processing system,
graphics production system, data management system, and spatial
modeling system. Environments: Linux, Sun Solaris, Silicon Graphics Irix, HP-UX,
DEC-Alpha, and Windows 95/98/NT
GISToolkit is a java toolkit for building spatially enabled
applications. There is an editor as a demonstration application to help test the
capabilities of the toolkit. Works with GNU/Linux and other
Unices, Windows, MacOS X
gen2shp
is a simple C-Program which can read the format
required by the ESRI ArcInfo generate command.
GIS Viewer 3.0 is a web-based Java tool for displaying and manipulating
layers of geographical points and vectors, and raster data such as maps and images.
Hugo is a moving map software for Unix platforms. It can view maps in
simple raster (XPM), vector, and TIFF formats.
iGMT
(Interactive Mapping of Geoscientific Datasets) provides a graphical user interface for generic mapping tools (GMT)
and is written in the Tcl/Tk computer language. iGMT comes with built-in support for
many different geoscientific data sets, such as topography, gravity, seafloor age,
hypocenter catalogs, plate boundary files, hotspot lists, CMT solutions etc.
InovaGIS for Visual Basic GIS applications
(from InovaGIS web site who develops free Geographic Information interoperable
technology).
kdem
is a program for displaying United States Geological
Survey (USGS) Digital Elevation Models (DEMs). It offers a number if interesting features.
MapIt ! is a web-application that lets you navigate raster-maps
through your web-browser and lets you zoom in and out and select objects and object
classes that are identified on the map. MapIt! can be used as a CGI-Application and should
work with all HTTP-servers.
MapObjects a 90-day evaluation version. It is a FREE JavaBeans software
component for viewing spatial data from ESRI.
MapInfo Their "Free" area contains an extensive
portfolio of various software application demonstrations and resources. Visit Demos to get
a quick view of MapInfo Products
MapInfo
ProViewer MapInfo's easy viewing tool
designed to let you share your MapInfo Professional maps and analyses
with clients and co-workers.
MapView with more analytical and editing power than most viewers,
MapView qualifies as a GIS
magvar computes magnetic variation anywhere on (or above) the earth's
surface, using either the WMM or IGRF reference models. Operating System: GNU/Linux
and other Unices
MapServer3.3.011
The heart of MapServer is a CGI-based application for
delivering dynamic GIS and image processing content via the World-Wide Web. The package
also contains a number of stand alone applications for building maps, scalebars and
legends offline.
MapServer
Workbench0.3 MapServer Workbench is a suite of
cooperative tools to build MapServer applications. The tools are written in Tcl/Tk, and
use the Mapscript/Tcl interface.
MITAB is a C++ library to read and write MapInfo .TAB (binary) and
.MIF/MID files. It is based on the OGR library which is an implementation of the Open GIS
Consortium Simple Feature specification.
OpenEV is a library, and reference application for viewing and analyzing
raster and vector geospatial data. Downloadable for Windows 98/NT/2000, Linux, Irix
or Solaris
OSSIM (Open
Source Software Image Map) leverages existing open
source algorithms, tools, and packages to construct an integrated tool for remote sensing,
image-processing, and Geographical Information Sciences (GIS) analysis
OpenMap is a JavaBeans software component for viewing spatial data.
JavaBeans is a component specification for software written in the Java language
OGR The OGR Simple Features Library is a C++ open source library (and
commandline tools) providing read (and sometimes write) access to a variety of vector file
formats including ESRI Shapefiles, and Mapinfo mid/mif and TAB formats.
PanMap
from Pangaea in Germany, Windows and Mac
rmap generates images of the earth from a distance or fairly zoomed in.
The code is a small C binary that reads a datafile of vectors to generate the image. The
actual image is generated from the libgd library, which will either generate a gif, png,or
jpeg based on the version of libgd and auxiliary libs you have
SDTS DEM ArcView Grid Conversion Utility
sdts2dem
This program dumps SDTS DEM modules to a data file
which is supposed to reconstruct the original dem source file. OS needed are GNU/Linux and
other Unices Windows
SPRING is a state-of-the-art GIS and
Remote Sensing Image Processing system with an object-oriented data model. Provides
integration of raster and vector data representations in a single environment. Platform :
Windows95/NT, Linux, Solaris, HPUX, IRIX and AIX.
SADA(Spatial
Analysis and Decision Assistance) free software
that incorporates tools from environmental assessment fields into an effective problem
solving environment
TARDEM A suite of programs
for the Analysis of Digital Elevation Data. Download executables and open source code for
Windows 95/98 and NT
TNTLite MicroImages, Inc. provides TNTlite as a free version of TNTmips ,
the professional software for geospatial data analysis. Product has all the features of
the professional version, except TNTlite limits the size of Project File objects, and
TNTlite enables data sharing only with other copies of TNTlite (export processes are
disabled). Can either be downloaded or ordered on CD. Free hands-on, introductory
training provided. Platforms: Windows 95/98, Windows NT.
vhclmaps 0.7 is a package of map viewers and spatial data servers that
work with map databases
WHEAT Windows-based Hydrogeologic Exploration and Appraisal Toolkit, is a
suite of public-domain, user-friendly programs for computer-based mapping for natural
resource investigations
World Map
Data FREE World dataset in
both ESRI shapefile format (including comprehensive attributes in dBase
(DBF) format) and MapInfo file format
by BlueMarble Geographics co.
Xplanet Xplanet was inspired by Xearth, which renders an image of the earth
into the X root window. Azimuthal, Mercator, Mollweide, orthographic, or rectangular
projections can be shown as well as a window with a globe the user can rotate
interactively using OpenGL or Mesa. The other planets and some satellites may also be
displayed.
zipdy for calculating the distance between two zip codes and finding all
the records in a RDBMS with a zip code with x miles of another zip code
GEO-STATISTICS
DEM2GeoEG
is a program to convert USGS Digital Elevation Model
(DEM) data into a VRML .wrl file that uses the GeoVRML 1.0 GeoElevationGrid.
Epi Info
2000 designed for the global community of
public health practitioners and researchers. Both provide for easy form and database
construction, data entry, and analysis with epidemiological statistics, maps, and graphs.
Geo-EAS 1.2.1
is a DOS package that was developed by the US
Environmental Protection Agency.
Geological Modeling and Reservoir
Characterization Software
GEOSTAT Software
geoR
& geoS Software for geostatistical analysis
using R and S-PLUS©.
GEOTRANS2.0.1 (Geographic Translator) is an application program which allows users
to easily convert geographic coordinates among a wide variety of coordinate systems, map
projections, and datums. GEOTRANS runs in both Microsoft Windows (95/98/NT) and UNIX Motif
environments.
Gstat Gstat is a program for the modelling, prediction and simulation of
geostatistical data in one, two or three dimensions.
Isatis
offers geologists and mining engineers a wide range of
tools for mining data analysis, estimation and simulations of deposits.
ImageReg point and click image registration tool. It creates
World Tiff file sets suitable for import into any GIS that supports the format.
Plurigaussian simulations
for Sun Solaris, Windows and Linux version.
retep Graph
Little Java library to create on screen and printed
maps using vector based data. Primarily astronomically biased but can be used for any
maps.
OGDI an application programming interface (API) that uses a standardized
access methods to work in conjunction with GIS software packages (the application) and
various geospatial data products. OGDI uses a client/server architecture to facilitate the
dissemination of geospatial data products over any TCP/IP network, and a driver-oriented
approach to facilitate access to several geospatial data products/formats.
Simbool
boolean simulations (Sun Solaris version).
Simple
Registration Excel spread sheet that
generates image registration data for your .tiff files.
Spherekit
an integrated toolkit for spatial interpolation and
comparison of spatial interpolation algorithms. It is UNIX-based and includes a complete
graphical user interface (GUI). It uses Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) for display of
interpolated fields.
SDTS++
is a C++ toolkit that programmers can use to write
applications that can read or write SDTS datasets. Application developers can use SDTS++
library classes to work with the logical structure of these datasets without having to
worry about the physical details of each dataset.
Spatial
Statistics Toolbox for Matlab 1.1, 2.0
The
Geostokos Toolkit is a software application for the
analysis of sample data which is located in two or three dimensional space. A
demonstration Toolkit is available on request. The software is currently available in IBM
PC (NT/95/98 and 2000) and will run under other systems with minor modifications.
Terraform
an interactive height field generation and manipulation
program, giving you the ability to generate random terrain and transform it.
tsmApi The (Tile Set Manager (TSM) Application Programming Interface (API))
is an Open Source library of high level C functions for reading, writing, and processing
the terrain data used by the TerraVision terrain visualization application.
tkgeomap is a set of Xlib extensions to Tcl/Tk for drawing and interacting
with geographic maps.
VARIOWIN: Software
for Spatial Data Analysis in 2 D
WinCorpsCon
A coordinate conversion program from the Army Corps of
Engineers. (Windows Version.)
Avenue Scripts
ArcView
3.2 Avenue bugs Oregon (ODF) State Forests GIS Tool
ArcView
3.0a Avenue bugs Oregon (ODF) State Forests GIS
Tool
Apache
Arc Scripts/Extension from ESRI
ARC/INFO Coverage for use in
ER Mapper.
AlaskaPak
Functions Pack Extension for ArcView 3.2
ArcView
Extensions The Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources (MNDNR)
Autodesk MapGuide
R5 Viewer is an intelligent client that enables
nontechnical users throughout your enterprise to interact with simple or complex maps
AutoSave AVX
AVECE00 is an ANSI C library that makes Arc/Info binary coverage's appear as
ASCII E00. It can be used to read existing binary coverage's or create new ones. The
library has been designed in a way that it can be easily plugged into an existing E00
translator that you want to extend to support binary coverage's.
basic-wms2.py
A OpenGIS WMS compilant web mapping server built around
gnu/linux, python, apache and netpbm.
CADWriter AVX
Columbia Mapping
Extensions
Coulter Mapping Solutions
(Water/Sewer/Storm Water/Gas GIS Editor, Electrical GIS
Editor)
Comparison
of ArcInfo Overlay Functions to XTools Overlay Functions Oregon (ODF) State Forests GIS Tool
DGNLib
is a simple C library for reading vector data from
Microstation DGN files (also sometimes known as ISFF format).
EDBS_extra is a ANSI-C program to process EDBS orders with ATKIS data. All data
are stored in a "readable" format. EDBS is an exchange format primarily used in
Germany.
E00compr is an ANSI C library that reads and writes Arc/Info compressed E00
files. Both "PARTIAL" and "FULL" compression levels are supported.
Forestry
Tools by Forest Resources Systems Institute
(FORS)
Geographic
Explorer It extends the
Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT Explorer to view and find map files. The Geographic Explorer
provides
a number of powerful utilities. You can explore map files directly on your desktop with
the Geographic Explorer!
Ghostscript
Geographic Tracker AVX
Geographic Transformer AVX
GeoMedia Viewer helps in Viewing and Analyzing data in either Microsoft Access or
Arc/View Shape format, Load a Raster image and easily manipulate your map with zoom-in,
zoom-out capability, and creates Thematic Maps.
Gen2shp
Implemented in Avenue, can be directly incorporated into AV projects. Converts 2D or 3D
ASCII data from one or more generate format text files to one or more (multi-part)
shapefiles. Available as Extension or just Scripts.
GFC is a set of C++ classes defining basic geographic data types,
including points, lines, rectangles, circles, polylines, rings, complex polygons, rasters,
and other atomic data types such as integer, real, varchar. Several commonly used
map projections are also provided in this library. A number of utility classes such as
GXMLProcessor (for parsing XML files which are well-suited for transfering spatial meta
data) and ESRI Shapefile reader are very useful for writing GIS applications.
IMAGINE® Image
Extension
JShape - Java GIS (software download and features)
Land
Tools
LIDAR Loader Extension
Microsoft
Sitebuilder
MapInfo Raster Handler
PMAT
Pipeline Mapping and Analysis Tools
Production Surveillance
Projector
ol an ODF-developed ArcView Extension that allows
the projection of spatial data between the Oregon Lambert projection
PMS Practical Map Server delivers geographic content to web browsers and
other compatible clients. PMS is written in Java.
PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL
object-relational database. In effect, PostGIS "spatially enables" the
PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend for geographic information systems
(GIS).
Quantdec
Extensions
RAPiD AML
SpatialNews
Shape File to ERV
Avenue Script ArcView Avenue script to
export the active theme to ER Mapper .erv vector format
Seismic Import System
Seismic Location Database System
Shape Projector AVX
SDTS DEM to
ArcView Grid
Seminole County Extensions
(GeoJPEG Extension, Image to Map Transformer
Utility, Additional CAD File Utilities, View Tools Extension, ED Tools Extension, Linked
Tables Identify Display Tool, Xtools View Extension)
Spatial Online
shp2svg is a script that can be run from within the ESRI desktop GIS product ArcView to
export a views contents to Scaleable Vector Graphic format.
shapelib is a simple C API for reading and writing ESRI ArcView Shapefiles.
Simple sample tools are included. Python and Perl bindings are available.
TerraSolutions Algorithm Tool A tool which makes it easy to export ER Mapper algorithms to
ArcView. Available from TerraSolutions.
TerraExplorer: Version
2.06 for Win. 95/98/2000 (937K)
The Engine for ArcView
TIFFCut
ThemeBooks AVX
The SW Modeler extension for hydrologic modeling needs of Wyoming's surface coal
mines and regulatory agencies.
The
APR to JSHAPE extension
USGS Extensions (animal movements, spatial tools)
ViewPoint
AVCatalog
ViewPoint Transporter
ViewPoint Retriever
ViewPoint TurboMap
ViewPoint Label Stacker
ViewPoint Route Labeler
ViewPoint Seismic Location Database System, ViewPoint AVCatalog, ViewPoint
Route Labeler and much more, 30 days trail only.
Virtual
Network Computing
Wessex / BLR Data
Windows Shape File
Converter ArcView shape file to ER Mapper
.erv vector file conversion utility for NT4 or Win95.
World Wide Web
Access to ARC/INFO Databases
wayp2shp A simple C-Program which can read a Waypoint+ file. The data in this
file will be converted to shapefile format.
XTools Oregon (ODF) State
Forests GIS Tool
Xtools
Description Oregon (ODF) State Forests GIS Tool
XToolsmh
download. Oregon (ODF) State Forests GIS Tool
XTools
(zip file). Oregon (ODF) State Forests GIS Tool