MapWindow

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

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.