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[[Category: Apple]] [[Category: Macintosh]] [[Category: GIS]]
== Grass ==
== Grass ==
Command line driven


OpenOSX port of Grass: http://openosx.com/grass/ CD is $50
OpenOSX port of Grass: http://openosx.com/grass/ CD is $50
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OpenOSX specializes in porting UNIX software to the Mac. They also have Wintel, a virtual machine for running Windows and Linux on the Mac. See [[Virtual machines on the Macintosh]]
OpenOSX specializes in porting UNIX software to the Mac. They also have Wintel, a virtual machine for running Windows and Linux on the Mac. See [[Virtual machines on the Macintosh]]


== uDig ==
http://udig.refractions.net/
Looks nice but so far I can't get it to open shapefiles, this could be a serious drawback.
== Orbit ==
http://www.orbitgis.com/ (Orbit GIS)
Low cost (EU299) enterprise program, free Orbit Explorer viewer
Support for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux
==Links==
==Links==


Links I have not followed up on yet.
Links I have not followed up on yet.


http://udig.refractions.net/confluen...play/UDIG/Home (UDIG)


http://qgis.org/ (Quantum GIS)
http://qgis.org/ (Quantum GIS)
http://www.orbitgis.com/ (Orbit GIS)
http://www.keigansystems.com/softwar...mac/index.html (MFWorks)

Latest revision as of 07:48, 22 December 2009


Grass

Command line driven

OpenOSX port of Grass: http://openosx.com/grass/ CD is $50 You can also get Grass for free from http://wwwamb.bologna.enea.it/forgrass/)

OpenOSX specializes in porting UNIX software to the Mac. They also have Wintel, a virtual machine for running Windows and Linux on the Mac. See Virtual machines on the Macintosh

uDig

http://udig.refractions.net/

Looks nice but so far I can't get it to open shapefiles, this could be a serious drawback.

Orbit

http://www.orbitgis.com/ (Orbit GIS)

Low cost (EU299) enterprise program, free Orbit Explorer viewer

Support for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux

Links

Links I have not followed up on yet.


http://qgis.org/ (Quantum GIS)