Monday, November 07, 2005

gvSIG: An easy to use Java desktop GIS

gvSIG is an easy to use Java desktop GIS. It has a friendly interface, and can access some popular formats (e.g. SHP, DGN, DXF, DWG, TIFF, JPEG, ECW, SID, etc). It will integrate in a single view both local vector and raster data, as well as remote data through WMS or WCS. It allows layout design for printing. It is meant for end-users of geographical information, and currently has Spanish, Valencian, English, and 6 more interfaces. It's designed to be easily extended.

[Intended Audience] Advanced End Users, Developers, End Users/Desktop
[License] OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
[Operating System] Microsoft :: Windows :: Windows 95/98/ME, Microsoft :: Windows :: Windows NT/2000/XP
[Programming Language] Java
[Topic] Multimedia :: Graphics :: Editors :: Vector-Based, Multimedia :: Graphics :: Viewers, Scientific/Engineering :: Geographical

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