Remote Sensing & Geospatial Analysis Softwares

Geospatial Analysis Software

The Geospatial Analysis book and web site contain a large number of examples from different GIS and related software packages and tool sets. This page provides links to some useful resources for those investigating possible software solutions to use.
Product nameProduct typeFree?Website
AccessionGISNetwork analysisNhttp://www.citilabs.com/products/accession
ade4Mathematical/Statistical libraryYhttp://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ade4/index.html
Agent AnalystGeosimulationYhttp://www.institute.redlands.edu/agentanalyst
AgentSheetsGeosimulationNhttp://www.agentsheets.com/
AltaMap suiteTelecommunications/visibility analysisNhttp://www.geomicro.com/
ANNMathematical/Statistical libraryYhttp://www.cs.umd.edu/~mount/ANN/
ANUDEMTerrain analysisNhttp://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/research/publications/software-datasets/anudem
AnyLogicGeosimulationNhttp://www.xjtek.com/
Arc2EarthGIS toolsNhttp://www.arc2earth.com/
ArcExplorerViewerYhttp://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer
ArcGISGISNhttp://www.esri.com/
ArcLogistics RouteLogisticsNhttp://www.esri.com/software/arclogistics/
AutoCAD Civil 3DVisualisation (2D and 3D)Nhttp://usa.autodesk.com/civil-3d/
Bentley Microstation GeographicsGISNhttp://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/MicroStation/
BoundaryseerSpecialised data analysisNhttp://www.terraseer.com/products_boundaryseer.php
CadCorp SISGISNhttp://www.cadcorp.com/products_geographical_information_systems/
CadnaANoise mappingNhttp://www.datakustik.com/en/products/cadnaa/
Calpuff ViewEmergency and Hazard AssessmentNhttp://www.weblakes.com/calpuff/calpuff_overview.html
CARIS GIS ProfessionalGISNhttp://www.caris.com/products/
CartomapViewerYhttp://www.cartoworld.com/CartoMAP.html
CATSEmergency and Hazard AssessmentNhttp://www.saic.com/products/security/cats/
Cellular ExpertTelecommunications/visibility analysisNhttp://www.cellular-expert.com/
ClusterseerCluster analysisNhttp://www.terraseer.com/products_clusterseer.php
CommonGISGIS(Y)http://www.commongis.com
CommunityVizVisualisation (2D and 3D)Nhttp://www.placeways.com/communityviz/
ComSuite DesignTelecommunications/visibility analysisNhttp://www.rcc.com/comsite/comsitedesign.shtml
ConcordeOptimisationYhttp://www.tsp.gatech.edu/concorde/index.html
Coordinate CalculatorSpecialised mappingYhttp://www.tatukgis.com/Products/calculator/calculator.aspx
Crimestat IIICrime analysisYhttp://www.icpsr.umich.edu/CRIMESTAT/
CubeTraffic simulation and forecastingNhttp://www.citilabs.com/products/cube
DEPTHMAPTelecommunications/visibility analysisYhttp://www.spacesyntax.org/software/depthmap.asp
DidgerSpecialised mappingNhttp://www.goldensoftware.com/products/didger/didger.shtml
DYNAMEQTraffic simulation and forecastingNhttp://www.inro.ca/en/products/dynameq/
EarthwareVisualisation (2D and 3D)Nhttp://www.earthware.co.uk/
Easy NNNeural networksNhttp://www.easynn.com/
EMMETraffic simulation and forecastingNhttp://www.inro.ca/en/products/emme/
ENVIRemote sensing analysisNhttp://www.ittvis.com/ProductServices/ENVI.aspx
ER MapperSpecialised mappingNhttp://www.ermapper.com/
ERDAS ImagineGISNhttp://www.erdas.com/
eRouteLogisticsLogisticsNhttp://www.e-iit.com/RoutePlanning.html
ESTATExploratory data analysis (EDA/ESDA)Yhttp://www.geovista.psu.edu/ESTAT/
FarsiteEmergency and Hazard AssessmentYhttp://www.firemodels.org/index.php/national-systems/farsite
FDOGIS toolsYhttp://fdo.osgeo.org/
Feature AnalystTerrain analysisNhttp://featureanalyst.com/feature_analyst.htm
FloodWorksHydrological analysisNhttp://www.innovyze.com/
FMESpecialised mappingNhttp://www.safe.com
Fractal terrainsSpecialised mappingNhttp://www.profantasy.com/products/ft.asp
FragstatsLandscape analysisYhttp://www.umass.edu/landeco/research/fragstats/fragstats.html
GA Lib (MATLab)Genetic algorithmsNhttp://www.mathworks.com/products/gads/index.html?ref=pfo
GALibGenetic algorithmsYhttp://lancet.mit.edu/ga/
GAM/KCluster analysisYhttp://www.ccg.leeds.ac.uk/software/gam/
GDALGIS toolsYhttp://www.gdal.org/
GenaMapGISNhttp://www.genasys.com/en/
GeoDaExploratory data analysis (EDA/ESDA)Yhttp://geodacenter.asu.edu/software
GeoExpressImage handlingNhttp://www.lizardtech.com/
Geographic CalculatorGIS toolsNhttp://www.bluemarblegeo.com
Geographically weighted regression (GWR)Statistical analysisNhttp://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geoinformatics/gwr/gwr-software/
GeomaticaGISNhttp://www.pci.on.ca/
Geomatica FreeviewViewerYhttp://www.pcigeomatics.com/freeware/freeware.html
GeomediaGISNhttp://www.intergraph.com/sgi/default.aspx
GeoplotSpecialised mappingNhttp://www.geoscan-research.co.uk/page9.html
GeostatGeostatistical analysisNhttp://www.geostat.com/English/products.htm
GeotoolsGIS toolsYhttp://geotools.codehaus.org/
GMTGIS toolsYhttp://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/
Go Geo Resource and software list

http://www.gogeo.ac.uk/cgi-bin/resource.cgi?cat=33
GrapherGraphingNhttp://www.goldensoftware.com/products/grapher/grapher.shtml
GRASPSpecialised data analysisYhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/grasper/
GRASSGISYhttp://grass.osgeo.org/
Groundwater Modeling System (GMS)Hydrological analysisNhttp://www.ems-i.com/GMS/GMS_Overview/gms_overview.html
GS+Geostatistical analysisNhttp://gammadesign.com/
GVSIGGISYhttp://www.gvsig.org
Hawth’s ToolsGIS toolsYhttp://www.spatialecology.com/
ICS TelecomTelecommunications/visibility analysisNhttp://www.atdi.com/
IdrisiGISNhttp://www.clarklabs.org/
ILOG CPLogisticsNhttp://www-01.ibm.com/software/websphere/optimization/routing/
ILOG CPLEXOptimisation(Y)http://www.ilog.com/products/cplex/
ILWISGISYhttp://www.itc.nl/ilwis
IMMINoise mappingNhttp://www.woelfel.de/en/products/modelling-software/immi-noise-mapping.html
InfoWorksHydrological analysisNhttp://www.wallingfordsoftware.com/
Instant AtlasSpecilaised mappingNhttp://www.instantatlas.com
InterPoseGIS toolsYhttp://www.dottedeyes.com/spatial_data_loading/interpose/digimap.php
ISATISGeostatistical analysisNhttp://www.geovariances.com/
Isovist AnalystTelecommunications/visibility analysisYhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucessan/software/isovist-analyst.htm
Java Topology SuiteGIS toolsYhttp://www.vividsolutions.com/jts/jtshome.htm
LandfragLandscape analysisYhttp://placeways.com/products/landfragtool.php
LandserfTerrain analysisYhttp://www.landserf.org
LEDAOptimisationNhttp://www.algorithmic-solutions.com/
LIDAR AnalystTerrain analysisNhttp://featureanalyst.com/lidar_analyst.htm
LINGOOptimisationNhttp://www.lindo.com/
LOLALocational analysisYhttp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~lola
LP-SolveOptimisationYhttp://lpsolve.sourceforge.net/5.5/
ManifoldGISNhttp://www.manifold.net/
Map Comparison KitSpatio-temporal analysisYhttp://www.riks.nl/products/Map_Comparison_Kit
MapGuideGISYhttp://mapguide.osgeo.org/
MapInfoGISNhttp://www.pbinsight.com/welcome/mapinfo/
MapInfo HotSpot DetectiveCrime analysisNhttp://www.spatialdecisions.com.au/products.htm#HSD#
MapMergerSpecialised mappingNhttp://www.esea.com/mapmerger.php
MAPressoSpecialised mappingYhttp://www.mapresso.com/
MapserverSpecialised mappingYhttp://mapserver.org/
Maptext/Label EZSpecialised mappingNhttp://www.maptext.com/
MaptitudeGISNhttp://www.maptitude.com
MaptoolsGIS tools
www.maptools.org
MAPublisherSpecialised mapping(Y)http://www.avenza.com/mapublisher
MapViewerGISNhttp://www.goldensoftware.com/products/mapviewer/mapviewer.shtml
MASONGeosimulationYhttp://cs.gmu.edu/~eclab/projects/mason/
MathematicaSpecialised data analysisNhttp://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/newin7/content/IntegratedGeodesyAndGIS/
MATLab plus toolboxesMathematical/Statistical libraryNhttp://www.mathworks.com/
MATSimGeosimulationYhttp://matsim.org/
MondrianVisualisation (2D and 3D)Yhttp://www.theusrus.de/Mondrian/
Natureserve VistaEmergency and Hazard AssessmentNhttp://www.natureserve.org/prodServices/vista/overview.jsp
NetLabNeural networksYhttp://www1.aston.ac.uk/eas/research/groups/ncrg/resources/
NetLogoGeosimulationYhttp://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/
NOISEMAPNoise mapping
http://www.noisemap.ltd.uk/home/homepage.html
NuMAPNeural networks(Y)http://www-ee.uta.edu/EEweb/IP/Software/Software.htm
Open LayersSpecialised mappingYhttp://openlayers.org/
OpenMapGIS toolsYhttp://openmap.bbn.com/
OpenSourceGISGIS toolsYhttp://opensourcegis.org/
OrianaDirectional analysisNhttp://www.kovcomp.com
OSSIMImage handlingYhttp://www.ossim.org/
PASSaGESpecialised data analysisYhttp://www.passagesoftware.net/
PCRasterGISYhttp://pcraster.geo.uu.nl/
PostGISGISYhttp://postgis.refractions.net/
PySalMathematical/Statistical libraryYhttp://geodacenter.asu.edu/pysal
QGISGISYhttp://www.qgis.org/
R SpatialMathematical/Statistical libraryYhttp://cran.r-project.org/web/views/Spatial.html
R2VGIS toolsNhttp://www.ablesw.com/r2v/index.html
REACTLogisticsNhttp://www.mjc2.com/
Repast SimphonyGeosimulationYhttp://repast.sourceforge.net/
RiverToolsHydrological analysisNhttp://www.rivix.com/
RoadEngSpecialised mappingNhttp://www.softree.com
RookcaseStatistical analysisYhttp://www.lpc.uottawa.ca/data/scripts/
RouteSmartLogisticsNhttp://www.routesmart.com/
SAGAGISYhttp://www.saga-gis.org/
SAGE2001 (SAGE2005)Geostatistical analysisNhttp://www.isaaks.com/
SAMStatistical analysisYhttp://www.ecoevol.ufg.br/sam/
SANETNetwork analysisYhttp://sanet.csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
SaTScanCluster analysisYhttp://www.satscan.org/
S-DistanceLocational analysisYhttp://www.prd.uth.gr/sites/spatial_analysis/software/SdOverview_en.html.
SDMGIS toolsYhttp://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=15341
SITATIONLocational analysisYhttp://sitemaker.umich.edu/msdaskin/software
SmallworldGISNhttp://www.ge-energy.com/products_and_services/products/geospatial_systems_and_mobile_workforce/index.jsp
Software listingGIS toolsNhttp://ecat.giscafe.com/index.php
SOM ToolboxNeural networksYhttp://www.cis.hut.fi/projects/somtoolbox/
SpaceStatStatistical analysisNhttp://www.terraseer.com/products_spacestat.php
spdepMathematical/Statistical libraryYhttp://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/spdep/index.html
SPLANCS - RPLUSStatistical analysisYhttp://rss.acs.unt.edu/Rdoc/library/splancs/html/00Index.html
SPLANCS - SPLUSStatistical analysisYhttp://www.maths.lancs.ac.uk/~rowlings/Splancs/
SPSS BaseStatistical analysisNhttp://www.spss.com/
StarLogoGeosimulationYhttp://education.mit.edu/starlogo/
STARSSpatio-temporal analysisYhttp://regionalanalysislab.org/index.php/Main/STARS
STATA/ICStatistical analysisNhttp://www.stata.com/
STISSpatio-temporal analysisNhttp://www.terraseer.com/products_stis.php
Surfacewater Modeling System (SMS)Hydrological analysisNhttp://www.ems-i.com/GMS/GMS_Overview/gms_overview.html
SurferGraphingNhttp://www.goldensoftware.com/products/surfer/surfer.shtml
SurfitSpecialised mappingYhttp://surfit.sourceforge.net/surfit/index.html
SurGeSpecialised mappingYhttp://surgeweb.sweb.cz/
SWARMGeosimulationYhttp://www.swarm.org
Synchro 7 and SIMTrafficTraffic simulation and forecastingNhttp://www.trafficware.com/simtraffic7.html
TAPTelecommunications/visibility analysisNhttp://www.softwright.com/tap6.html
TAS (Whitebox)Terrain analysisYhttp://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html
TatukGISGIS toolsNhttp://www.tatukgis.com/
TatukGIS ViewerViewerYhttp://www.tatukgis.com/products/viewer/viewer.aspx
TAUDEMTerrain analysisYhttp://hydrology.usu.edu/taudem/taudem5.0/
Terraseer STIS (SpaceStat)Spatio-temporal analysisNhttp://www.terraseer.com/products_stis.php
TNTMipsGIS(Y)http://www.microimages.com/
TransCADNetwork analysisNhttp://www.caliper.com/tcovu.htm
TransModellerTraffic simulation and forecastingNhttp://www.caliper.com/transmodeler/
TruckstopsLogisticsNhttp://appianlogistics.com/
TSIS-CORSIMTraffic simulation and forecastingNhttp://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu/featured/TSIS/
uDigGISYhttp://udig.refractions.net/
UrbanSimGeosimulationYhttp://www.urbansim.org/
VincentyGIS toolsYhttp://www.ga.gov.au/earth-monitoring/geodesy/geodetic-techniques/calculation-methods.html
Virtual Terrain ProjectVisualisation (2D and 3D)Yhttp://vterrain.org
VisualBotsGenetic algorithmsYhttp://www.visualbots.com
VISUMTraffic simulation and forecastingNhttp://www.ptvag.com/software/transportation-planning-traffic-engineering/software-system-solutions/
Watershed Modeling System (WMS)Hydrological analysisNhttp://www.ems-i.com/GMS/GMS_Overview/gms_overview.html
What's BestOptimisationNhttp://www.lindo.com/
WinBUGS/GeoBUGSStatistical analysisYhttp://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/winbugs/geobugs.shtml
WindNinjaSpecialised mappingYhttp://www.firemodels.org/index.php/research-systems/windninja
WindWizardSpecialised mapping(Y)http://www.firemodels.org/index.php/research-systems/windwizard
Xpress-MPOptimisation(Y)http://www.fico.com/en/Products/DMTools/Pages/FICO-Xpress-Optimization-Suite.aspx