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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) | http://www.orbitgis.com/ (Orbit GIS) | ||
Low cost (EU299) enterprise program, free Orbit Explorer viewer | |||
http:// | Support for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux | ||
==Links== | |||
Links I have not followed up on yet. | |||
http://qgis.org/ (Quantum GIS) | |||
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
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)
