MapWindow is an open source "Programmable Geographic Information System" that supports manipulation, analysis, and viewing of geospatial data and associated attribute data in several standard GIS data formats.
MapWindow is a
mapping tool, a GIS modeling system and a GIS application programming interface (API) all in one convenient redistributable open source solution.
The MapWindow application is a free, extensible geographic information system (GIS) that can be in many ways:
- As an open-source alternative desktop GIS
- To distribute data to others
- To develop and distribute custom spatial data analysis tools