MapWindow (Features)

• As an open-source tool, MapWindow is free to use and redistribute to the user clients and other end users. It may also be modified to fit the user needs, or embedded into proprietary software.
• MapWindow is more than just a data viewer. It is an extensible geographic information system. This means that advanced users or developers can write plugins to add additional functionality (models, special viewers, hot-link handlers, data editors, etc.) and pass these along to any number of the user's clients and end users.
• MapWindow includes standard GIS data visualization features as well as DBF attribute table editing, shapefile editing, and data converters. Dozens of standard GIS formats are supported, including Shapefile, GeoTIFF, ESRI ArcInfo ASCII and binary grids.
• MapWindow also includes a complete ActiveX component which may be used to instantly add GIS capabilities to the user's existing software product. Additional geoprocessing components are available. NET-compatible languages.