Geospatial Software [2023]

No. Product name Product type Free? Website

1 ade4 Mathematical/Statistical library Y https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ade4/index.html
2 Agent Analyst Geosimulation Y https://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/agent-analyst/
3 AgentSheets Geosimulation N https://www.agentsheets.com/
4 AltaMap suite (now Descartes) Telecoms/visibility analysis++ N https://www.descartes.com/
5 ANN Mathematical/Statistical library Y https://www.cs.umd.edu/~mount/ANN/
6 ANUDEM Terrain analysis N https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/research/products/anudem-vrsn-53
7 AnyLogic Geosimulation N https://www.anylogic.com/
8 ArcExplorer Viewer Y https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/explorer-for-arcgis
9 ArcGIS GIS N https://www.esri.com/
10 ArcLogistics (ArcGIS Network Analyst) Logistics N https://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/extensions/networkanalyst
11 AutoCAD Civil 3D Visualisation (2D and 3D) N https://www.autodesk.com/products/autocad-civil-3d/overview
12 Bentley Microstation Geographics GIS N https://www.bentley.com/en/products/product-line/modeling-and-visualization-software/microstation
13 Boundaryseer Specialised data analysis N https://www.biomedware.com/software/boundaryseer/
14 CadCorp SIS GIS N https://www.cadcorp.com/products/
15 CadnaA Noise mapping N https://www.datakustik.com/en/products/cadnaa/
16 Calpuff View Emergency and Hazard Assessment N https://www.weblakes.com/calpuff/calpuff_overview.html
17 CARIS GIS N https://www.teledynecaris.com/en/home/
18 Cartomap Viewer Y https://cartoworld.com/free-cartomap-software/
19 Clusterseer Cluster analysis N https://www.biomedware.com/software/clusterseer/
20 CommunityViz Visualisation (2D and 3D) N https://communityviz.city-explained.com/
21 Coordinate Calculator Specialised mapping Y https://www.tatukgis.com/Products/CoordinateCalculator/Description.aspx
22 Crimestat IV Crime analysis Y https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/crimestat-spatial-statistics-program-analysis-crime-incident-locations
23 Cube Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://www.bentley.com/en/products/brands/cube
24 DEPTHMAP Telecommunications/visibility analysis Y https://www.spacesyntax.net/software/
25 Didger Specialised mapping N https://www.goldensoftware.com/products/didger/didger.shtml
26 DYNAMEQ Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://www.inrosoftware.com/en/products/dynameq/
27 EMME Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://www.inro.ca/en/products/emme/
28 ENVI Remote sensing analysis N https://www.harrisgeospatial.com/Software-Technology/Software
29 EOS Landviewer Web based interactive map viewer Y/N https://eos.com/landviewer
30 ER Mapper Specialised mapping N https://www.hexagongeospatial.com/products/power-portfolio/other-producer-products
31 ERDAS Imagine (now Hexagon Geospatial) GIS N https://www.hexagongeospatial.com/products/power-portfolio/erdas-imagine
32 eRouteLogistics Logistics N https://www.e-iit.com/RoutePlanning.html
33 Farsite Emergency and Hazard Assessment Y https://www.firelab.org/project/farsite
34 FDO GIS tools Y https://fdo.osgeo.org/
35 Feature Analyst Terrain analysis N https://www.textronsystems.com/products/feature-analyst
36 FloodWorks Hydrological analysis N https://www.innovyze.com/en-us/products/icmlive
37 FME Specialised mapping N https://www.safe.com/solutions/for-applications/esri-arcgis/
38 Fractal terrains Specialised mapping N https://www.profantasy.com/products/ft.asp
39 Fragstats Landscape analysis Y https://www.umass.edu/landeco/research/fragstats/fragstats.html
40 Global Optimization Toolbox (MATLab) Optimization algorithms N https://www.mathworks.com/products/global-optimization.html?ref=pfo
41 GAM/K Cluster analysis Y http://www.ccg.leeds.ac.uk/software/gam/
42 GDAL GIS tools Y https://www.gdal.org/
43 GenaMap GIS N https://genasys.com/products/ccaas-solutions/
44 GeoDa Exploratory data analysis (EDA/ESDA) Y https://spatial.uchicago.edu/software
45 GeoExpress Image handling N https://www.extensis.com/geoexpress
46 Geographic Calculator GIS tools N https://www.bluemarblegeo.com
47 Geographically weighted regression (GWR) Statistical analysis N https://gwr.maynoothuniversity.ie/gwr4-software/
48 Geomatica/Catalyst GIS N https://www.pcigeomatics.com//
49 Geomedia (now Hexagon) GIS N https://www.hexagonsafetyinfrastructure.com/products/utilities-and-communications-products/advanced-utility-gis
50 Geoplot Specialised mapping N http://www.geoscan-research.co.uk/page9.html
51 GeoVista Software Exploratory data analysis (EDA/ESDA) Y https://www.geovista.psu.edu/
52 GMT GIS tools Y https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/
53 Grapher Graphing N https://www.goldensoftware.com/products/grapher/grapher.shtml
54 GRASP Specialised data analysis Y https://www.ticra.com/software/grasp/
55 GRASS GIS Y https://grass.osgeo.org/
56 Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) Hydrological analysis N https://www.aquaveo.com/software/gms-groundwater-modeling-system-introduction
57 GS+ Geostatistical analysis N https://geostatistics.com/
58 Hawth's Tools GIS tools Y http://www.spatialecology.com/
59 ICS Telecom Telecommunications/visibility analysis N https://atdi.com/
60 Idrisi GIS N https://www.clarklabs.org/
61 ILOG CPLEX Optimisation (Y) https://www.ibm.com/products/ilog-cplex-optimization-studio
62 ILWIS GIS Y https://www.itc.nl/ilwis/
63 IMMI Noise and air pollution N https://www.woelfel.de/produkte/immissionsprognose-immi.html
64 InfoWorks Hydrological analysis N https://www.innovyze.com/en-us/products/infoworks-icm
65 Instant Atlas Specilaised mapping N https://www.instantatlas.com
66 ISATIS Geostatistical analysis N https://www.geovariances.com/
67 Landscape Fragmentation Tool Landscape analysis Y https://clear.uconn.edu/%5C/tools/lft/lft2/index.htm
68 Landserf Terrain analysis Y http://www.landserf.org
69 LEDA Optimisation N https://www.algorithmic-solutions.com/
70 LIDAR Analyst Terrain analysis N https://www.textronsystems.com/products/lidar-analyst
71 LINDO Optimisation N https://www.lindo.com/
72 LP-Solve Optimisation Y http://lpsolve.sourceforge.net/5.5/
73 Manifold/Radian GIS N http://www.manifold.net/
74 Map Comparison Kit Spatio-temporal analysis Y http://www.riks.nl/products/Map-Comparison-Kit
75 MapGuide GIS Y https://www.osgeo.org/projects/mapguide-open-source/
76 MapInfo GIS N https://www.precisely.com/products/locate
77 MapMerger Specialised mapping N https://www.harris.com/solution/mapmerger-geospatial-vector-conflation
78 MAPresso Specialised mapping Y http://www.mapresso.com/
79 Mapserver Specialised mapping Y https://mapserver.org/
80 Maptext/Label EZ Specialised mapping N https://www.maptext.com/
81 Maptitude (Caliper) GIS N https://www.caliper.com/
82 Maptools GIS tools http://www.maptools.org
83 MAPublisher Specialised mapping (Y) https://www.avenza.com/mapublisher/
84 MapViewer GIS N https://www.goldensoftware.com/products/mapviewer
85 MASON Geosimulation Y https://cs.gmu.edu/~eclab/projects/mason/
86 MATLab plus toolboxes Mathematical/Statistical library N https://www.mathworks.com/
87 MATSim Geosimulation Y https://matsim.org/
88 Mondrian Visualisation (2D and 3D) Y https://www.theusrus.de/Mondrian/
89 Natureserve Vista Emergency and Hazard Assessment N https://www.natureserve.org/conservation-tools/natureserve-vista
90 NetLab Neural networks Y https://www2.aston.ac.uk/eas/research/groups/ncrg/resources
91 NetLogo Geosimulation Y https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/
92 NOISEMAP Noise mapping http://www.noisemap.ltd.uk/wpress/
93 NuMAP Neural networks (Y) https://www.uta.edu/faculty/manry/new_software.html
94 Open Layers Specialised mapping Y https://openlayers.org/
95 OpenMap GIS tools Y https://github.com/openmap-java/openmap
96 Oriana Directional analysis N http://www.kovcomp.com
97 OSSIM Image handling Y https://trac.osgeo.org/ossim/
98 PASSaGE Specialised data analysis Y https://www.passagesoftware.net/
99 PCRaster GIS Y https://pcraster.geo.uu.nl/
100 PostGIS GIS Y http://postgis.refractions.net/
101 PySal Mathematical/Statistical library Y https://spatial.uchicago.edu/software
102 QGIS GIS Y https://www.qgis.org/en/site/
103 R Spatial Mathematical/Statistical library Y https://cran.r-project.org/web/views/Spatial.html
104 R2V GIS tools N https://www.ablesw.com/r2v/index.html
105 REACT Logistics N https://www.mjc2.com/
106 Repast Simphony Geosimulation Y https://repast.github.io/index.html
107 RiverTools Hydrological analysis N https://www.rivix.com/
108 RoadEng Specialised mapping N https://www.softree.com
109 Rookcase Statistical analysis Y http://www.lpc.uottawa.ca/data/scripts/
110 RouteSmart Logistics N https://www.routesmart.com/
111 SAGA GIS Y http://www.saga-gis.org/
112 SAGE2001 (SAGE2005) Geostatistical analysis N http://www.isaaks.com/
113 SAM Statistical analysis Y https://www.ecoevol.ufg.br/sam/
114 SANET Network analysis Y http://sanet.csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
115 SaTScan Cluster analysis Y https://www.satscan.org/
116 Smallworld GIS N https://www.ge.com/digital/applications/geospatial-network-modeling-solutions-utilities
117 SOM Toolbox Neural networks Y http://www.cis.hut.fi/projects/somtoolbox/
118 SpaceStat Statistical analysis N https://www.biomedware.com/software/spacestat/
119 Spatial Manager GIS/mapping package N http://www.spatialmanager.com
120 spdep Mathematical/Statistical library Y https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/spdep/index.html
121 SPLANCS Statistical analysis Y https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/splancs/index.html
122 SPSS (IBM) Statistical analysis N https://www.ibm.com/analytics/us/en/technology/spss/
123 StarLogo Geosimulation Y https://education.mit.edu/project/starlogo-nova/
124 STATA/IC Statistical analysis N https://www.stata.com/
125 Surfacewater Modeling System (SMS) Hydrological analysis N https://www.aquaveo.com/software/sms-surface-water-modeling-system-introduction
126 Surfer Graphing N https://www.goldensoftware.com/products/surfer
127 Surfit Specialised mapping Y http://surfit.sourceforge.net/surfit/index.html
128 SurGe Specialised mapping Y http://surgeweb.sweb.cz/
129 SWARM Geosimulation Y https://www.swarm.org
130 Synchro and SIMTraffic Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://www.trafficware.com/
131 TAP Telecoms/visibility analysis N https://www.softwright.com/products/tap-software/
132 TAS (Whitebox) Terrain analysis Y https://jblindsay.github.io/ghrg/Whitebox/index.html
133 TatukGIS GIS tools N https://www.tatukgis.com/
134 TatukGIS Editor/Viewer Viewer Y https://www.tatukgis.com/Products/EditorViewer/Description.aspx
135 TAUDEM Terrain analysis Y https://hydrology.usu.edu/taudem/taudem5/index.html
136 TDHGIS Vector based Spatial Analysis Y https://www.tdhgis.com/
137 TNTMips GIS (Y) https://www.microimages.com/
138 TransCAD Network analysis N https://www.caliper.com/tcovu.htm
139 TransModeller Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://www.caliper.com/transmodeler/
140 Truckstops Logistics N https://www.truckstopsrouting.com/us/
141 TSIS-CORSIM Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu/featured/TSIS/
142 uDig GIS Y http://udig.refractions.net/
143 UrbanSim Geosimulation Y https://www.urbansim.org/
144 Vincenty GIS tools Y http://www.ga.gov.au/earth-monitoring/geodesy/geodetic-techniques/calculation-methods.html
145 Virtual Terrain Project Visualisation (2D and 3D) Y http://vterrain.org
146 VISUM Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://vision-traffic.ptvgroup.com/en-us/products/ptv-visum/
147 Watershed Modeling System (WMS) Hydrological analysis N https://www.aquaveo.com/software/wms-watershed-modeling-system-introduction
148 What's Best Optimisation N https://www.lindo.com/
149 WinBUGS/GeoBUGS Statistical analysis Y https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/software/bugs/thebugs-project-geobugs/
150 WindNinja Specialised mapping Y https://www.firelab.org/project/windninja
151 WindWizard Specialised mapping (Y) https://www.firelab.org/project/windwizard
152 Xpress-MP Optimisation (Y) https://www.fico.com/en/products/fico-xpress-optimization

NOTE: Some of the older software packages and projects have ceased to be available over the past year. These include: Cellular Expert, EasyNN, GALib, Geostat, Inerpose, LOLA, Hotspot detective, Netlab and
STARS. In addition, several of the links shown above are http rather than https links, reflecting some less-maintained/older services and software.

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