Description
 gvSIG
is a desktop tool
designed to manage geographic information. It is characterized by a
user-friendly interface that can easily access the most common raster
and
vector formats. In a single view, it includes local files as well as
remote
data through SDI standards, geographic databases, etc.
gvSIG can perform
many different kinds of analysis with
raster and vector data and with the addition of the SEXTANTE
project,
gvSIG has
become a really powerful and easily extendable geographic analysis
framework.
gvSIG can also create layouts for maps and reports with
the most common elements such as north arrows, scales and so on.
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- Fully rich GIS desktop client
- Licensed GNU/GPL
- On strong delevolpment
- Interface translated into more than 10 languages
- Platform independent: runs on Microsfot Windows,
GNU/Linux and MacOS
- Modular: developed using independent
modules adding scalability value.
- Standard compliant: Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
- Developed
with INSPIRE
principles in mind
- Provides the most common GIS tools like data loading,
map
navigation, query map information like alphanumeric information,
distance measurement, thematic cartography, legend edition using the
most common legend types, labeling, feature selection by many selection
types, data tables with statistics, ordering, table relations, table
linking, layout manager, geoprocessing tools, CAD, raster processing,
etc.
- Interoperable: able to work with most of the known
data
formats:
- raster :
ecw, ENVI hdr, ERDAS img, (Geo)TIFF, GRASS, ...
- vector & CAD:
shapefile, GML, KML, DGN, DXF, DWG
- databases: PostGIS,
MySQL, Oracle, ArcSDE
- remote: ECWP, ArcIMS
- Its SDI client condition permits the connection,
through
the use of standardADL, s
- WMS
- WFS (and WFS-T)
- WCS
- WMC
- Discovery services client is also provided within
gvSIG which
can
be use to localize data resources within an SDI (catalogue
and gazeteer
services)
- Catalogs: Z3950, SRW, CSW (ISO/19115 and ebRIM)
- Gazetteers: ADL, WFS, WFS-G
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- Geoprocessing tools:
- proximity: buffer, spatial join
- overlay: clip, difference, intersect,
union
- other: convex hull, reproject, ...
- Integrated advanced CAD tools:
- functionality for vector data
edition: modify, create and delete elements
- command console typical element in CAD software
- tools like help tools, grid tools, command stack,
complex element selections
- tools for inserting elements like points,
polygons,
lines, ellipses, etc...
- tools to modify its rotation, symmetry,...
- Integrated advanced raster tools:
- georeferencing images, set image transparency,
adjust bright and
contrast, highlight, etc.
- the SEXTANTE Extension of gvSIG is already
available to download, including functions oriented to morphology and
hydrology fields,
- Advanced functionalities like
- Scripting support
- Powerful reprojection engine (PROJ4 wrapper)
- 3D visualization
- Network analysis
- New raster analysis features like classification,
rectification,...
- gvSIG for mobile devices
- Next functionalities
- Publishing extension
- Geocoding and normalization
- Reports and charts
- See the available
roadmap
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