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#1 2005-06-07 12:58:50
Free GIS Software
Here's a thread dedicated to free and/or cheap GIS software. Here's a few links to get started, but please do post any other open source or free stuff you find out there.
DIVA-GIS - http://www.diva-gis.org/
A surprisingly powerful GIS particularly suited for distribution maps and their analysis.
fGIS - http://www.digitalgrove.net/fgis.htm
Simple and easy to use, yet surprisingly capable, particularly as a digitising tool. Perfect for taking home on the laptop or dishing out to contractors/volunteers doing digitising work.
Open Source GIS resource - http://opensourcegis.org/
A long and regularly updated list of various open source and free GIS software and tools.
If you've got any more links to share, plese post 'em up.
Charles
Charles Roper
Biodiversity IT Officer, Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre (SxBRC)
Director, Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC)
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#2 2005-06-13 09:19:26
Re: Free GIS Software
This is also an interesting bit of kit:-
http://alove.org This is a java applet to allow internet mapping. Direct use of Mapinfo TAB & Shapefiles.
Dave Cope,
Biodiversity Technology Officer,
Biodiversity Information Service for Powys & Brecon Beacons National Park.
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#3 2005-06-13 09:33:21
Re: Free GIS Software
Dave, the link doesn't seem to work - is the site down or is the URL wrong?
Charles Roper
Biodiversity IT Officer, Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre (SxBRC)
Director, Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC)
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#4 2005-06-14 09:26:51
Re: Free GIS Software
Apologies Charles, try this link...
http://www.alov.org/index.html
Also, if you want a technical GIS have a look at GRASS,
http://grass.itc.it/
Last edited by davec (2005-06-14 09:30:46)
Dave Cope,
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#5 2009-11-03 06:20:51
- Darwyn Sumner
- ALERC Director
- Registered: 2005-06-07
- Posts: 77
Re: Free GIS Software
There's a useful MapBasic program called Grids.mbx which will produce tiles at http://www.paris-pc-gis.com/
Locate "Files from other origins" on the left panel and scroll down to the item entitled "GRIDS"
This utility is capable of creating hexagonal or triangular tiles, a great way to disguise the location of sensitive species on your distribution maps or produce an attractive map for your website.
I haven't explored the other utilities on this site.
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