Survey on Open Source GIS

The State of Open Source GIS

Prepared By:

Paul Ramsey, Director Refractions Research Inc.Suite 300 – 1207 Douglas StreetVictoria, BC, V8W-2E7 pramsey@refractions.netPhone: (250) 383-3022Fax: (250) 383-2140

Last Revised: September 15, 2007

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2.1.1Shared Libraries............................................................................9

2.1.1.1GDAL/OGR ...............................................................................92.1.1.2Proj4.........................................................................................112.1.1.3GEOS.......................................................................................132.1.1.4Mapnik .....................................................................................142.1.1.5FDO.........................................................................................15

2.1.2Applications.................................................................................16

2.1.2.1MapGuide Open Source............................................................162.1.2.2UMN Mapserver .......................................................................182.1.2.3GRASS.....................................................................................192.1.2.4QGIS........................................................................................202.1.2.5OSSIM.....................................................................................212.1.2.6TerraLib...................................................................................222.1.2.7GMT........................................................................................242.1.2.8PostGIS....................................................................................262.2S

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2.2.1Shared Libraries..........................................................................28

2.2.1.1JTS Topology Suite..................................................................282.2.1.2GeoTools..................................................................................29

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2.2.2.1GeoServer .................................................................................302.2.2.2deegree.....................................................................................312.2.2.3JUMP / OpenJUMP / Kosmo....................................................322.2.2.4gvSIG.......................................................................................342.2.2.5OpenMap..................................................................................352.2.2.6uDig.........................................................................................36

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2.3.1Libraries......................................................................................38

2.3.1.1NTS..........................................................................................382.3.1.2Proj.Net....................................................................................392.3.1.3SharpMap.................................................................................39

2.3.2Applications.................................................................................41

2.3.2.1WorldWind...............................................................................412.3.2.2MapWindow.............................................................................422.4S

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2.4.1Toolkits........................................................................................43

2.4.1.1MapBuilder ..............................................................................432.4.1.2ka-Map!....................................................................................452.4.1.3OpenLayers..............................................................................46

2.4.2Frameworks.................................................................................47

2.4.2.1Mapbender ...............................................................................472.4.2.2Cartoweb..................................................................................48

2.4.3Servers.........................................................................................49

2.4.3.1TileCache.................................................................................492.4.3.2FeatureServer ...........................................................................49