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Anuj Kumar

Description

GIS software encompasses a broad range of applications, all of which involves the use of some combination of digital maps georeferenced data.

Below is a list of notable GIS software applications.

The following open source desktop GIS projects are :-

GRASS GIS – Originally developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, open source: a complete GIS

SAGA GIS – System for Automated Geoscientific Analysis- a hybrid GIS software.

• SAGA has a unique Application Programming Interface (API) and a fast growing set of geoscientific methods, bundled in exchangeable Module Libraries.

gvSIG – Open source GIS written in Java.

• It is a Geographic Information System (GIS), that is, a desktop application designed for capturing, storing, handling, analyzing and deploying any kind of referenced geographic information in order to solve complex management and planning problems.

Whitebox GAT – Open source and transparent GIS software

• Whitebox possesses a new process for accessing spatial data that allows for the processing of much larger (massive) spatial datasets.

Capaware – Capaware is also an Open Source GIS, an incredible fast C++ 3D GIS Framework with a multiple plugin architecture for geographic graphical analysis and visualization.

IDRISI – GIS and Image Processing product developed by Clark Labs at Clark University.

• Affordable and robust, it is used for both operations and education.

FalconView – FalconView is a mapping system created by the Georgia Tech Research Institute for the Windows family of operating systems.

• A free, open source version is available.

Satellite and aerial imagery provides answers for environmental change,

weather forecasting, disaster management, food security and more.

Remote sensing software processes images and provides solutions to local

or global issues.

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•Here is the list of open source remote sensing software packages :-

1. SAGA GIS: System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses

SAGA GIS is on the top of the list and for good reason. The main reason being: SAGA GIS is ideal for most GIS and remote sensing needs.

A rich library of modules gives SAGA GIS a big advantage. These modules come in the form of raster analyses and manipulation.

2. OpticksOpticks might be that magic bullet that you’re

looking for in open source remote sensing software.

The neat part about this software is the long list of extensions you can add. There are plugins for raster math, radar processing and hyper/multispectral.

3. GRASS: Geographic Resources Analysis Support System

GRASS is full of functionality: image classification, PCA, edge detection, radiometric corrections, 3D, geostatistics analysis and filtering options.

Another key feature of GRASS is the LiDAR processing and analysis. You can filter LiDAR points, create contours and generate DEMs.

4. PolSARPro

This software can handle dual and full polarization SAR data. The SAR data can come from ENVISAT-ASAR, ALOS-PALSAR, RADARSAT-2 and TerraSAR-X.

There’s a wide range of tools like importing, conversion, filtering, decompositions, inSAR processing and calibration.

The important part of this software is the graph processing framework where users can automate workflow.

5. ORFEO: Optical and Radar Federated Earth Observation

It is a library of remote sensing image processing specifically aimed at high spatial resolution.

ORFEO provides a wide range of remote sensing functions: radiometry, PCA, change detection, pan sharpening, image segmentation, classification and filtering.

The most important aspect of this software is the capability to do object based image analysis.

6. OSSIM: Open Source Software Image Map

OSSIM is a high performance open source remote sensing software application.

Some of the key features is compatibility with more than 100 raster and vector formats and over 4000 different projections and datums.

7. ILWIS: Integrated Land and Water Information System

ILWIS was originally built for researchers and students. For this reason, effort was concentrated on developing a user-friendly environment.

The other main focus was compatibility with raster and vector formats.

References

http://www.environment.gen.tr/geographical-information-systems-gis/582-list-of-geographic-information-systems-software.html

http://gisgeography.com/open-source-remote-sensing-software-packages/

http://gsi.ir/Science/Lang_en/Page_03-10-08/GroupId_/WebsiteId_14/Some.softwares.used.in.remote.sensing.html

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