[PLUG] Mapinfo and other GIS on Linux...

[lbrigman at fcpa.fujitsu.com]

I think a better site is:
http://opensourcegis.org/

A package from this page called "GRASS" works well for the people I know
that use it.


said:
>For us Open Source enthusiasts there is www.freegis.com.
>
>Rod
>
>On 21 Aug 2003, Michael C. Robinson wrote:
>
>> Is this option available now?  I ran into something by David Mandel on
>> the topic where evidently a discussion on bringing Mapinfo to Linux
>> hung on cost, $500,000 evidently to do a port.  The claim against
>> porting the popular software is that Windows NT is too entrenched
>> and there isn't enough market to warrant spending the money.
>>
>> Is MapXtreme comparable to Mapinfo?  Is there any way to work with
>> Arcview data under Linux?  With so many places standardized on Arcview
>> and Mapinfo what can be done in Linux environments?
>>
>> This is a possible area other than video games to do some programming
>> for Linux ;-)  Is there any open format for GIS that Mapinfo and
>> Arcview can export to?  Is any alternative that works in Linux capable
>> of providing the Mapinfo feel and functionality?
>>

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