Macintosh Resources for GIS

Resources, software and reviews on the use of GIS and in the Macintosh Operating System.

ArcExplorer
ArcExplorer is the Java based free data viewer from ESRI. This program allows you to view and geocode data in shapefile format.

ArcVoyager Special Edition
A free package designed expressly for school use, based on ESRI’s ArcView, and available for both Windows and Macintosh systems. ArcVoyager Special Edition contains runtime ArcView and come with pre-packaged data.

GeoMax
A list of various GIS resources available for Macintosh. Remote sensing software, GIS, and GPS solutions available on the Macintosh platform are listed there.

MacDEM
MacDEM is an application to view and edit digitial elevation model (DEM) files for the Mac OS.

MyWorld GIS
A cross-platform GIS focused on educational users.

Ortellius
Ortelius, a “map illustration software” per the Map Diva web site has launched.  The debut of this software package adds one more selection to the very limited mapping software options out there for Macintosh users.  A free trial download is available and the Map Diva site is offering a lower introductory price until September 30th.  Visit Map Diva to learn more about the software.

Quantum GIS
Also referred to as QGIS, Quantum GIS is an Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows.

TNT Products
Created by Microimages, The TNT Products is a suite of GIS applications for fully integrated GIS, image processing, CAD, TIN, desktop cartography, and geospatial database management. Platforms: Windows, UNIX, Macintosh.

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  1. You may want to add My World GIS, a cross-platform GIS focused on educational users. It’s full-featured enough to be useful to a general audience, and the Mac version is quite nice, if I do say so myself (I’m the lead developer). My World GIS is commercially distributed by PASCO Scientific (www.pasco.com/myworld).

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