Directory of Utilities Resources

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GIS related utility software. For the purposes of this category utility software performs a specific set of functions relating to GIS but is not an all encompassing GIS software package. For example, software that converts from one projection to another, or from one GIS file format to another would be found in this category.

Resources in This Category

• CartaLinx

  http://www.clarklabs.org/
  The Spatial Data Builder. Digital map development tool designed as a companion to GIS and desktop mapping products.

• CEDRA Corporation

  http://www.cedra.com/
  Provides services for the conversion of hardcopy drawings into digital form along with database and application development. Maps and drawings can be converted into vector or raster digital format. Description of software and application examples.

• Distance Calculator and Coordinates Lookup

  http://www.mapcrow.info/
  Estimates total air distance between any world cities and displays map coordinates for each location.

• ext shapelib

  http://nona.net/software/ext_shapelib/
  Shapelib wrapper/extension for PHP, enabling PHP scripts to access shapefiles.

• Field-Map

  http://www.fieldmap.cz/
  Technology for computer aided field data collection. It combines flexible real-time GIS software with electronic equipment for mapping and dendrometric measurement.

• Interlis

  http://www.interlis.ch/
  Freely available specifications and information about software and projects. Standard tool for communication between users and systems and serves as a link between UML and XML.

• Open Source GIS Index

  http://opensourcegis.org/
  Index of open source tools for Web-GIS, CAD, and remote sensing.

• RoboGEO

  http://www.robogeo.com/home/default.asp
  Windows software that will georeference images with the GPS latitude, longitude and altitude data by stamping them and by writing to the JPG EXIF headers.

• Safe Software Inc.

  http://www.safe.com/
  Provider of GIS data translation and conversion tools. Free Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) software product evaluation available.

• Shape Viewer

  http://www.qarah.com/shapeviewer/
  Free Shape files viewer, and other free GIS tools.

 

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