Free & Open Source Geospatial Software



The Open Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) supports the development of many Open Source geospatial projects.  The following is a list of a few of the more popular software:

  • MapServer - a very popular Open Source engine for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the Web.
  • GRASS GIS - commonly referred to as GRASS, this is a full featured GIS used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization.
  • Quantum GIS - commonly referred to as QGIS, this is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows. QGIS supports vector, raster, and database formats, and is often used as the visual front-end for GRASS.

Free Software


GANS Sponsors
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The Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia uses a tiered level sponsorship program.

All levels of sponsorship help generate revenue necessary for the Association to operate but provide different benefits back to the company or organization in return for their generous support.

Our current sponsors are listed above in the Platinum and Silver tiers. Gold and Geo sponsorships are also available, though we currently have no sponsors in those tiers.

Click here for more details on the different GANS sponsor levels and how you can become a GANS sponsor.

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