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Some of the free software mentioned here does not have detailed maps (or maps at all) or the ability to follow streets or type in street names (no geocoding). However, in many cases, it is also that which makes the program free (and sometimes open source [ 1 ] ), avoid the need of an Internet connection, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and make it very ...
OpenStreetMap was created by Steve Coast in response to the Ordnance Survey, the United Kingdom's national mapping agency, failing to release its data to the public under free licences in 2004. Initially, maps in OSM were created only via GPS traces, but it was quickly populated by importing public domain geographical data such as the U.S ...
GraphHopper is an open-source routing library and server written in Java and provides a routing API over HTTP. [1] It runs on the server, desktop, Android, iOS or Raspberry Pi. [2] [3] By default OpenStreetMap data for the road network and elevation data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission is used. The front-end is open-source too and ...
Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery.The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles.
FalconView also supports a large number of overlay types that can be displayed over any map background. The current overlay set is targeted toward military mission planning users and is oriented towards aviators and aviation support personnel. FalconView is an integral part of the Portable Flight Planning Software (PFPS). [1]
The Map Overlay and Statistical System (MOSS), is a GIS software technology. Development of MOSS began in late 1977 and was first deployed for use in 1979. MOSS represents a very early public domain, open source GIS development - predating the better known GRASS by 5 years.
Google Maps' location tracking is regarded by some as a threat to users' privacy, with Dylan Tweney of VentureBeat writing in August 2014 that "Google is probably logging your location, step by step, via Google Maps", and linked users to Google's location history map, which "lets you see the path you've traced for any given day that your ...
Capaware rc1 0.1 GRASS GIS 6.4 gvSIG 1.0 IDRISI Taiga 16.05 SAGA-GIS v. 2.0.3. The following open-source desktop GIS projects are reviewed in Steiniger and Bocher (2008/9): [13] GRASS GIS – Geospatial data management, vector and raster manipulation - developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; gvSIG – Mapping and geoprocessing with a 3D ...