GDAL - Software That Uses GDAL/OGR

Software That Uses GDAL/OGR

Several software programs use the GDAL/OGR libraries to allow them to read and write multiple GIS formats. Such programs include:

  • ArcGIS 9.2 – Can use GDAL for customized raster formats.
  • Biosphere3D – Open source landscape scenery globe.
  • FWTools – A cross-platform open source GIS software bundle compiled by Frank Warmerdam.
  • gdaltokmz – A Python module translating from GDAL-supported raster graphics formats to the Google Earth KMZ format.
  • Google Earth – A virtual globe and world imaging program.
  • GRASS GIS
  • gvSIG
  • JMap
  • MapServer
  • World Wind Java – NASA's open source virtual globe and world imaging technology.
  • OSSIM – Libraries and applications used to process imagery, maps, terrain, and vector data.
  • OpenEV – Geospatial toolkit and a frontend to that toolkit; to display georeferenced images and elevation data.
  • Orfeo toolbox – A satellite image processing library.
  • Quantum GIS
  • R – An open source statistical software with extensions for spatial data analysis.
  • SAGA GIS – A cross-platform open source GIS software.
  • TopoQuest – Internet topographic map viewer.
  • Rolta Geomatica software

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