<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>GIS Lounge &#187; Free GIS</title> <atom:link href="http://gislounge.com/category/free-gis/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://gislounge.com</link> <description>Geographic Information Systems, Maps, GPS, and GIS Jobs</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Free GIS Datasets</title><link>http://gislounge.com/free-gis-datasets/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/free-gis-datasets/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:09:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Free GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Free GIS data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robin Wilson]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8823</guid> <description><![CDATA[Looking for free GIS data?  Robin Wilson, a PhD student at the University of Southampton, has a frequently updated list of free GIS datasets that he has found in the course of his research and based on recommendations from other GIS users. The list is broken down into broader categories covering Physical Geography, Human Geography, and individual countries. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/free-gis-datasets/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Free GIS Stuff</title><link>http://gislounge.com/free-gis-stuff/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/free-gis-stuff/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:12:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Free GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free gis books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[free gis training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source gis]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/link-library/free-gis-stuff/</guid> <description><![CDATA[All of the costs involved to learn GIS, purchase hardware and software, and obtain data can be a bit disarming. Listed here are some completely free GIS related resources. Free GIS Posts Visit the Free GIS category on GIS Lounge for some of the most recent posts about free geospatial resources. Free GIS Books Guide to online options for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/free-gis-stuff/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>15</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Open Source GIS and Freeware GIS Applications</title><link>http://gislounge.com/open-source-gis-applications/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/open-source-gis-applications/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:35:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Free GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geospatial software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GIS freeware]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRASS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gvsig]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source gis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source web mapping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OpenMap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[osgeo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[QGIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quantum GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TileMill]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/software/open-source/open-source-gis-applications/</guid> <description><![CDATA[An open source application by definition is software that you can freely access and modify the source code for. Open source projects typically are worked on by a community of volunteer programmers.  Open source GIS programs are based on different base programming languages.  Three main groups of open source GIS (outside of web GIS) in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/open-source-gis-applications/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Look at ArcGIS for Smartphones</title><link>http://gislounge.com/a-look-at-arcgis-for-smartphones/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/a-look-at-arcgis-for-smartphones/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:44:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ruben Corbo</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Free GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ArcGIS for Android]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ArcGIS Online]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GIS for mobile devices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iOS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iphone]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8422</guid> <description><![CDATA[ArcGIS for smartphones and tablets is an app from Esri available for free from the Apple App Store, Android App Marketplace (ArcGIS for Android was just released in October), and Windows App Store that makes it easy to extend the GIS capabilities of your phone. ArcGIS is a a way to use and discover maps from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/a-look-at-arcgis-for-smartphones/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TdhGIS &#8211; Free Software for Vector Based Analysis</title><link>http://gislounge.com/tdhgis-free-software-for-vector-based-analysis/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/tdhgis-free-software-for-vector-based-analysis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:31:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Free GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freeware]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Hirrel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/?p=8349</guid> <description><![CDATA[ TdhGIS is a free GIS software application for Linux and Windows operating systems for spatial analysis of vector based geographic data.  The software can also be used as a shapefile viewer and editor.  Tim Hirrel is the developer of TdhGIS which was developed using C++, wxWidgets and SQLite.  Hirrel, water resources engineer, developed the software based on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/tdhgis-free-software-for-vector-based-analysis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Free GIS Applications</title><link>http://gislounge.com/free-gis-applications/</link> <comments>http://gislounge.com/free-gis-applications/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:00:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Caitlin Dempsey</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Free GIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[freeware]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gis software]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://gislounge.com/current-events/free-gis-applications/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Listed here are applications that provide mapping and spatial analysis functionality in a no-cost software application. BASINS 4.0 BASINS 4.0 is an environmental modeling interface built upon the open source GIS MapWindow. The system contains tools to download data from the internet and can perform basic GIS functions to prepare inputs for modeling pollutant loading in streams. 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Snyder&#8217;s 1987 &#8220;Map Projections: A Working Manual&#8221; online in PDF  and DjVu format.  The beginning of the book contains substantial introductory information about map projection families and distortions.  Each projection is started with a useful summary of the context and usage of that particular projection. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://gislounge.com/map-projections-a-working-manual-available-online/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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