Software
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Open source?
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Type
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Developer
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Website
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Comments
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Geography Markup Language (GML)
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Yes
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Data format, markup language
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Scalar Vector Graphics (SVG)
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Yes
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Vector display
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GeoServer
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Yes
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Web mapping
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MapServer
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Yes
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Web mapping
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University of Minnesota
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MapBender
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Yes
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Web mapping
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http://www.mapbender.org/
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MapGuide
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Yes
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Web mapping
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http://mapguide.osgeo.org/
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OpenLayers
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Yes
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Web mapping
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MetaCarta
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http://openlayers.org/
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Open Source Software Image Map (OSSIM)
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Yes
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Remote sensing
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http://www.ossim.org/
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Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL)
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Yes
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Library, data conversion
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http://remotesensing.org/gdal/
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OGR Simple Feature Library
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Yes
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Library, data conversion
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http://www.gdal.org/ogr/
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GeoTools
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Yes
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Library
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http://geotools.codehaus.org/
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Feature Data Objects (FDO)
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Yes
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API
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http://fdo.osgeo.org/
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PostGIS
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Yes
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Quantum GIS
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Yes
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Desktop GIS
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http://www.qgis.org/
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Web Map Service
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Yes
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Web Feature Service
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Yes
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OpenEV
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Yes
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JUMP GIS
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Yes
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uDig
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Yes
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Desktop GIS
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GRASS GIS
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Yes
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Desktop GIS
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GRASS Dev. Team
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http://grass.itc.it
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GeoNetwork
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Yes
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Metadata
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http://geonetwork-opensource.org
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ArcView
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No
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Desktop GIS
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ESRI
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http://www.esri.com
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MapInfo
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No
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Desktop GIS
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MapInfo Corporation
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http://www.mapinfo.com
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Manifold System
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No
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Desktop GIS
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