Sep 05, 2014 A free trial download is available and the Map Diva site is offering a lower introductory price until September 30th. Visit Map Diva to learn more about the software. Installing QGIS on the Mac Also referred to as QGIS, Quantum GIS is an Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows. GIS mapping software, free download will allow the users to view the multiple layers in the map and store aerial photos and scanned maps as raster images. GIS mapping software free. download full version will show the entire street that runs across a territory and interprets data in order to understand patterns, relationships, and trends. QGIS is open source software available under the terms of the GNU General Public License meaning that its source code can be downloaded through tarballs or the git repository. QGIS Source Code is available here (latest release) and here (long term release) Refer to the INSTALL guide on how to compile QGIS from source for the different platforms: here.
This is a comparison of notable GIS software. To be included on this list, the software must have a linked existing article.
License, source, & operating system support[edit]
GIS software
Free software
Open source
Windows
Mac OS X
Linux
BSD
Unix
Web
Other
ArcGIS
Viewer(s)
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Google Earth Plugin, KML, WMS
Autodesk
Viewer(s)
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Cadcorp
Viewer(s)
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
CAPAWARE
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Chameleon
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
AMP
No
Deegree
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Yes
No
Erdas Imagine
Viewers & Plug-ins
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
GeoBase - Telogis
Trial
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Traffic, WMS, ADAS, Routing
GeoNetwork
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Yes
No
GeoServer
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
No
GeoTools
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
No
No
GRASS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
via pyWPS[1]
No
gvSIG
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
No
No
IDRISI
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
ILWIS
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
GeoMedia
Viewer(s)
No
Yes
No
No
No
CLIX
Yes
KML
JUMP GIS
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
No
No
Kosmo
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
No
No
LandSerf
No
No
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
No
No
MapDotNet
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Manifold System
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Microsoft MapPoint
Discontinued
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Pitney Bowes MapInfo Pro
Viewer(s)
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
MapServer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
AMP
No
Maptitude Caliper software
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
MapWindow GIS
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Oracle Spatial
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
PostGIS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
QGIS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Google Earth Plugin, KML, WMS
RegioGraph
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
RemoteView
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
SAGA GIS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
KLM
SAP HANA
Free Trial
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Smallworld
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Read-only
OLE, XML, Multiuser, Utility Data Model, Data Translator export/import
SPRING
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Solaris
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
TNTmips
Viewer(s)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
TransModeler Caliper Software
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
uDIG
Yes
Yes
Java
Java
Java
Java
Java
No
No
GIS software
Free software
Open source
Windows
Mac OS X
Linux
BSD
Unix
Web
Other
Pure server[edit]
Map servers[edit]
Name
Language
WMS
WFS
WFS-T
WCS
WMC
SLD
FES
Other
ArcGIS Server
.NET/Java
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
SOAP, REST, KML
MapServer
C
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Deegree
Java
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
GeoServer
Java
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
MapDotNet
C#/.NET
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
SOAP and REST feature and map services
Manifold System
ASP C#
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
client and server
GeoMedia WebMap
ASP C#
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
?
No
Map caches[edit]
Name
Language
WMS-C
Other
ArcGIS Server
.NET/Java
No
MapDotNet
C#/.NET
No
File-based and SQL Server
Pure web client[edit]
Libraries[edit]
Name
Language
WMS
WFS
GeoRSS
Other
OpenLayers
JavaScript
Yes
Yes
Yes
support for navigation, icons, markers, and layer selection.
Leaflet
JavaScript
Yes[2]
Yes
No
support for navigation, icons, markers, layers, GeoJSON
