gvSIG : An “Open Source” Option for GIS

4. gvSIG:An “Open Source” Option for GIS Dr. Scott A. SamsonExtension ProfessorGeosystems Research InstituteMississippi State University

5. Background • Developed for the Regional Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport of Valencia (Spain) in 2004 through a collaboration of private sector and universities • Provided as “open source” to expand GIS technology and foster a community of users and developers to promote the sharing of knowledge around gvSIG

6. Features • Vector and raster support (40+ formats) • Feature and attribute editing • Suite of geoprocessing tools • Topology and associated rules • Cartographic layout • Remote service access (WMS, WFS, WCS) • Graphic modeling environment • Scripting through Jython

7. System Requirements • Pentium III / 256MB RAM(Pentium IV / 512 MB RAM recommended) • Operating Systems • Windows (2000,XP, Vista, 7) • Macintosh (OS X 10.6 +) • Linux (Unbuntu 6.6, 9.10 & 10.4 tested)

8. Editing

9. Symbology

10. Layout Constructor

11. Geoprocessing

12. Sextante • Developed in 2004 for regional foresters under auspices of the government of Extremadura (Spain) • Stand-alone JAVA library of spatial analysis tools • Complete integration with gvSIG

13. Modeler

14. Network Analysis

15. 3D Extension

16. gvSIG Mobile • Vector (SHP, KML & GML) and attribute editing • ECW, JPG, PNG, GIF • GPS compatible • Query and selection • Access to remote services via WMS • Windows Mobile 5 & 6

17. Community

18. gvSIG Projecthttp://www.gvsig.org gvSIG OA Digital Editionhttp://oadigital.net