6.2.2: What public domain or shareware GIS/carto software is available and where is it? (Geographic Information Systems)
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This article is from the Geographic Information Systems FAQ, by Lisa Nyman lnyman@census.gov with numerous contributions by others.
6.2.2: What public domain or shareware GIS/carto software is available and where is it? (Geographic Information Systems)
The National Geodetic Survey (NOAA/NGS) provides many FORTRAN procedures
and DOS programs for cartographic projections as well as datum
conversions and other geodetic information. At this moment,
the only way to get this material is by phone or mail ordering
although there appears to be some effort afoot to establish
Internet access.
Contact (they take plastic):
NOAA, National Geodetic Survey, N/CG174
1315 East-West Highway, Station 9202
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301)713-3242; FAX (301)713-4172
Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
For complete list of products, ask for "Catalog of Products
and Services of the National Geodetic Survey" and "Geodetic and
Charting Publications". Prices are nominal for most software
products (~$30 US) and *certainly* better than the $90+ they
were charging in 1992.
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GIV Geologic Information Visualizatio mapping software
This PC based software from the USGS allows a user to turn a paper
map into digital data, display and manipulate different image
types, combine maps with images and text, and integrate data.
Contact Christine Cook, USGS at 703-648-6481 (email ccook@usgs.gov)
for information.
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GeoSim, developed at Virgia Tech depts of Geography and Computer Science
Project GeoSim consists of a series of self contained modules that
serve as lab excersizes compatible with intruductory geography
courses. These modules are appropriate for students at both the
undergraduate and high school level. Educational goals are based
on the widely adopted 'Guidelines for Geographic Education' (1994)
co-authored by GeoSim team member Robert W. Morrill.
GeoSim modules are interactive, allowing students to make decisions
and manipulate geographic data in ways that encourage learning while
maintaining student interest. The software runs on PCs, Macintoshes,
and machines running X-windows. The modules include: Migration
Modeling of the US, Migration and Sense of Place, Migration and
Political Power in the US, Human Population, and Maps and Mapping.
The software is available vi ftp and gopher at geosim.cs.vt.edu
or via the WWW at
http://geosim.cs.vt.edu
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IVMAPS
ivmaps, a package of map display software for USGS and DMA digital
map data, is now available. It can be retrieved via e-mail by sending
"get ivmaps ivmaps-0.4.1.tar.gz" as the body of a message (no
subject required) to listproc@viewport.com, or ftp'ed from
ftp.netcom.com (/pub/jg/jgautier/ivmaps-0.4.1.tar.gz).
ivmaps is a collection of C++ class libraries and example display
programs that support both DLG and VPF map formats in a common
framework. Built on PROJ-4.3, ivtools-0.4, InterViews 3.1, and
Unidraw, the software represents a reasonable starting point for the
construction of custom interactive map-based user interfaces.
Currently supported databases include DCW and DLG 1:2M. ivmaps has
been built and tested on the following Unix/X11 platforms:
SunOS 4.1.3 (MIT's X11R5, gcc-2.5.8)
Irix 5.2 (SGI's X11R5, gcc-2.6.1)
Linux 1.2 (Slackware 2.2, XFree86 3.1, gcc-2.5.8 and gcc-2.6.4-elf)
It should be fairly straightforward to build on other Unix platforms
with gcc, and perhaps with other compilers as well. Please send us diffs
and build instructions for other platforms if you are able to build it.
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