Software Resources
Categorized resources for GIS software applications organized by software package. Find datasets, tutorials, code and more specific to Autodesk, ESRI, MapInfo, Intergraph, Grass and other software types.

Software Reviews
Links to articles reviewing software applications and components relating to GIS.

GIS Software Packages (CURRENTLY OUTDATED)
Summary of GIS software currently on the market. Find out about the commercial and freeware applications available for all operating systems.

Spatial Database Engines:
Spatial Database Engines help manage spatial data to provide a quicker retrieval of that data from database engines such as Oracle, SQLSever and Informix

Web-based GIS
The latest advances in GIS have come most notably in the forum of the Internet. Access to spatial data over the internet is growing rapidly.

Field GIS
Mobile GIS is a growing technology. More and more choices are becoming available for field spatial data collection. Find field GIS software to fit your PDA or handheld computer.

Component GIS
Component GIS software enable developers to create custom GIS applications. Find resources relating to Component GIS in this category.

Image Analysis
Collection of available software applications for image rectification and manipulation.

Utilities and Tools

Translators and Converters
Translators and converters to convert one type of GIS format to another. Find resources for converting MapInfo, ArcView, SDTS and many other files.

CAD to GIS
Find free and commercial solutions to converting and utilitizing CAD format files in GIS applications and vice versa.

Free Data Viewers
Free data viewers for a variety of GIS formats. These viewers allow you to display geographic data as well as perform some basic GIS functions.

File Formats
Not sure which file format belongs to which GIS system? Check here for links to web sites that provide online resources to not only look up a type of file format but also conversion tools to bring external files into your own GIS system.

Further Resources

Data
Sources to data and GIS resources available on the web. Organized by type.

GIS and GPS Equipment:
Links to sites that sell GIS and GPS related equipment. Most commonly GIS users look to purchase plotters, GPS units and digitizers. Look here to find the tools of the trade.