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GIS s<strong>of</strong>tware encompasses a broad range <strong>of</strong> applications, all <strong>of</strong> which involve the<br />

use <strong>of</strong> some combination <strong>of</strong> digital maps and georeferenced data. GIS s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

can be sorted into different categories. Below is a list <strong>of</strong> notable GIS s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

applications. Please update the listing <strong>of</strong> s<strong>of</strong>tware below with respect to the<br />

different categories.<br />

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE<br />

The development <strong>of</strong> open source GIS s<strong>of</strong>tware has - in terms <strong>of</strong> s<strong>of</strong>tware history<br />

- a long tradition with the appearance <strong>of</strong> a first system in 1978. Numerous<br />

systems are nowadays available which cover all sectors <strong>of</strong> geospatial data<br />

handling.<br />

DESKTOP GIS<br />

APPENDIX XIX<br />

LIST OF GIS SOFTWARE PROVIDERS<br />

The following open source desktop GIS projects are reviewed in Steiniger and<br />

Bocher (2008/9) :<br />

1. GRASS GIS – Originally developed by the U.S. Army Corps <strong>of</strong><br />

Engineers, open source: a complete GIS<br />

2. SAGA GIS – System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses- a hybrid GIS<br />

s<strong>of</strong>tware. SAGA has a unique Application Programming Interface (API)<br />

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