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ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World
QGIS: A Free and Open Source Geographic Information System
GeoDa: free GIS software program primarily used to introduce new users into spatial data analysis. It’s main functionality is data exploration in statistics
OpenLayers: A high-performance, feature-packed library for all your mapping needs
Mapsdata: Best for interpreting geo data more effectively than spreadsheets
CartoDB: Best for creating rich, dynamic maps in seconds
GRAS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) was developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers as a tool for land management and environmental planning.
Whitebox GAT: is an open-access GIS and remote sensing software package.
CartoWeb: comprehensive and ready-to-use Web-GIS as well as a convenient framework for building advanced and customized applications.
EPANET: is software that models hydraulic network systems.
Flowmap: a software package dedicated to analyzing and displaying interaction or flow data
Mapbox: A platform for designing and publishing custom maps, providing tools for developers to integrate mapping solutions into applications. Mapbox
Leaflet: An open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. It's lightweight and easy to use for web mapping.
D3.js: A JavaScript library for producing dynamic, interactive data visualizations in web browsers, often used to create maps with data overlays.
PostGIS: A spatial database extender for PostgreSQL, allowing geospatial queries and support for geographic objects.
MapServer: An open-source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web.
R Spatial: Spatial Analysis and Modeling in R; R has packages like sf and sp for handling spatial data and performing analyses.
SAGA GIS: A free GIS software with a focus on providing an integrated GIS environment for spatial analysis.
GeoServer: An open-source server for sharing geospatial data and maps over the web, supporting various formats like WMS, WFS, and WCS.
NASA Worldview: A web-based application that provides the capability to interactively browse global, full-resolution satellite imagery and then download the underlying data.
Free Geo-visualization Resources
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