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Inspire Helsinki 2019 Data Challenge
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Open source GIS stack #14

Open anniinaiikkanen opened 5 years ago

anniinaiikkanen commented 5 years ago

Summary

Open source GIS stack offers a good set of GIS tools also. Here is some listed and summarized for you all - dare you to try them!

Offered or suggested tools

QGIS QGIS is a desktop software for creating, analyzing and visualizing GIS datasets. You can freely download QGIS and utilize it instantly on your computer - it works with Windows, Mac, Linux... you name it. QGIS supports GDAL/OGR data formats and has the ability to connect different toolsets like SAGA GIS and GRASS. It also has various geospatial tools and over 300 different plugins designed for special analysis.

PostGIS PostGIS is an open source database software extension to PostgreSQL software. It is handy to use with large geospatial datasets and provides tools for data management and analysis.

Oskari Oskari is an open source platform for displaying and analyzing geospatial data. Oskari is a framework for easily building multipurpose web mapping applications utilizing distributed Spatial Data Infrastructures like INSPIRE. It offers embedded maps which you can tailor to your needs with Oskari API. It combines statistics with interactive maps providing the possibility to create thematic maps. You can use Oskari tools easily through different Oskari based portals like Arctic SDI, Paikkatietoikkuna or test it with dev.oskari.org.

GeoServer/MapServer If you are interested in creating INSPIRE compatible WMS or WFS interfaces, GeoServer or MapServer are your tools. Both have the ability to provide geospatial interfaces and support for INSPIRE. Where MapServer might be a bit faster, GeoServer has a userfriendly UI. You can download the services and test them locally but if you want full advantage of these software you need a server to host these software.

MapBox/Carto Theses Open Source projects are cool for creating stunning map services fast. MapBox is served as SaaS service by https://www.mapbox.com/ and Carto can be reached here https://carto.com/. Be sure to check their prizing.

Other possible Open Source tools you can use are e.g. OpenLayers, Leaflet or any other suitable OSGeo projects you can find from https://www.osgeo.org/projects! Also OpenSteetMap is a handy place to find open data from the whole world, be sure to give the credits to OpenStreetMap community when using the data.

ilkkarinne commented 5 years ago

Great, thanks. I'll add these under the Resources

MarcoMinghini commented 5 years ago

Thanks! It's great to have such resources linked to the Challenge page. Just some comments:

SannaJokela commented 5 years ago

I think OSM tools are open source and can be used also as a tool to do things. But yes, you are right that it is not usually seen as a OS tool it self. It would be better to have a list of open datasets that you can use, if not already there.

Anniina will add the missing links!