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

[Roderick A. Anderson]

For us Open Source enthusiasts there is www.freegis.com.

Rod
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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?
> 
> Just some thoughts.
> 
>      --  Michael
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