The 2012 free and open source GIS software map – A guide to facilitate research, development, and adoption

Stefan Steiniger, Andrew J.S. Hunter
2013 Computers, Environment and Urban Systems  
Over the last decade an increasing number of free and open source software projects have been founded that concentrate on developing several types of software for geographic data collection, storage, analysis and visualization. We first identify the drivers of such software projects and identify different types of geographic information software, e.g. desktop GIS, remote sensing software, server GIS etc. We then list the major projects for each software category. Afterwards we discuss the
more » ... that should be considered if free and open source software is to be selected for use in business and research, such as software functionality, license types and their restrictions, developer and user community characteristics, etc. Finally possible future developments are addressed.
doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2012.10.003 fatcat:qeb6mpwwcfhvncfjho3w7lerpm