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What is GIS Software?
GIS (Geographic Information System) software is used to capture, store, analyze, and present spatial and geographic data. These tools allow users to map, visualize, and interpret complex data related to geography, helping to make decisions based on location-based insights. GIS software supports a wide range of industries, from urban planning and environmental management to transportation and utilities, by enabling the analysis of geographical patterns and relationships. Features often include data layering, spatial analysis, cartographic tools, and the ability to integrate with other systems for more comprehensive data analysis. GIS software is invaluable for planning, resource management, logistics, and location-based decision-making. Compare and read user reviews of the best GIS software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.
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Maptitude
Caliper
Maptitude Geographic Information System (GIS) software gives you the tools, maps, and demographic data you need to analyze and understand how geography affects you and your business. Every day you have to contend with spreadsheets and databases filled with vast amounts of customer, employee, sales, facility, and territory data. With Maptitude mapping software you can visualize data in new and different ways, unearth geographic patterns hidden in your data, and convey that information in a straightforward manner. Maptitude provides everything you need to realize the benefits of desktop mapping and spatial analysis with a single, easy-to-use package. Maptitude has the richest feature set and highest performance of any mapping software. Maptitude offers comprehensive desktop mapping software functionality and provides many new and enhanced features that make it easier for you to create and edit maps, add your data to maps, analyze geographic data, and connect to corporate data resources.Starting Price: $695.00/one-time/user -
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DroneDeploy
DroneDeploy
Drone software for industry innovators. DroneDeploy is the leading drone data solution trusted by over 5,000 companies worldwide. From drone fleet management to data analysis, we have your back every step of the way. Harness the power of aerial intelligence to cut unnecessary staffing hours and shave money off the budget. Our advanced technology equips you with a powerful drone solution, simplifying your workflow and streamlining your processes. Our team of experts is there to answer your toughest questions via chat, phone, or email.Starting Price: $1,200 per user per year -
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Brightly Asset Essentials
Brightly (formerly Dude Solutions)
Brightly Asset Essentials is a cloud-based maintenance solution developed for daily and advanced maintenance operations management. With our software, users can initiate, assign and track the progress of maintenance work orders; manage assets and equipment; develop advanced workflows with preventive maintenance (PM) scheduling; utilize Internet of Things (IoT) technology for predictive maintenance (PdM); and manage inventory. In addition, Asset Essentials has functionality for document management, reporting and mobile capabilities. -
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MAPublisher
Avenza Systems
MAPublisher® cartography software seamlessly integrates more than fifty GIS mapping tools into Adobe Illustrator to help you create beautiful maps. Import industry-standard GIS data formats and make crisp, clean maps with all attributes and georeferencing intact using the Adobe Illustrator design environment. Using the appropriate map projection is crucial for any map design. Fortunately, MAPublisher supports thousands of coordinate systems and projections to help you display data accurately. Working with geospatial data doesn’t have to be rigid. MAPublisher offers plenty of flexibility when editing map features in Adobe Illustrator. Create new features on-the-fly, maintain georeferencing when joining data, cropping, trimming, buffering, and simplifying. Save time by styling map data based on its attributes. Use MAP Themes to create thematic maps, designate point symbols, and apply graphic styles based on rules that you create. -
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Vitruvi
Fresnel Software
Manage every aspect of your telecommunications or utility infrastructure construction project with Vitruvi. A single, end-to-end, GIS-based, SaaS construction management software platform that connects asset owners, operators, general contractors and subcontractors for unmatched project control and collaboration. Vitruvi is a fit-for-purpose project solution that provides best in class functionality, integrations and workflows. No matter how far reaching your network, Vitruvi allows asset owners, EPCs, GCs, and subcontractors to seamlessly plan, set-up and manage projects, record and report work. The team at Vitruvi understands your project challenges. We’ve been there before, working inside major telecommunications, utilities and EPC companies. To provide an end-to-end construction management software solution, with all project data and workflows managed on a single construction software platform. -
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Optelos
Optelos
Optelos is a flexible, scalable and secure cloud-based visual data management and AI analytics platform that transforms visual asset inspection data into actionable insights. Our patented technology geolocates and correlates all types of unstructured data into an intuitive, contextualized and searchable database ready for analysis and AI implementation. Leveraging computer vision AI, advanced image modeling and APIs for enterprise systems integration, Optelos enables businesses to operationalize and automate their visual asset inspection programs.Starting Price: $1,000/month -
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AziMap
AziMap
Use Azimap's data visualization tools to import and digitize your location data on dynamic web maps. Create the maps that matter to your business. Capture, store, integrate and manipulate various layers of spatial data on a single map, using Azimap web GIS. Work smarter & free yourself from lengthy map creation processes with the quickest map development tools available. Create beautiful-looking, insightful maps in an instant with no prior coding knowledge required. The most powerful analysis tools available in a web GIS, enabling complex analysis tasks to be completed in seconds. Improve collaboration across teams or departments & transform the way your organization manages its data. Integrate Azimap with existing IT infrastructures and create a central repository for your spatial data using the Azimap API. Appreciate the value of place by displaying and analyzing your spatial data on a OSM, Google, Bing, Here or other baselayer.Starting Price: $30 per month -
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Scribble Maps
52 Stairs Studio
Our basic service is completely free and allows you to create custom maps, widgets, and images. Share your custom maps with friends or publish them to your website/blog. Scribble Maps Pro gives you more control over your map data. Pro includes advanced editing tools, formats, and security options. Our API lets you integrate Scribble Maps directly into your application. Where you need map authoring, annotation, or sophisticated interactivity our API can help. Scribble Maps can import any data that relates to a place and overlay it on a customizable map, ready for you to draw on, analyze, and discover insights. Get started by searching for Google Maps data, or copy your own from any spreadsheet, list, or geodata. Use your imagination and our tools to draw routes, trails, and boundaries that help you understand your data better. Filter and visualize your data to identify research trends, data insights, and business opportunities.Starting Price: $168 per year per user -
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Equator
Equator
Stand out, sell more Impress prospective clients with stunning maps and hidden location insights. Save time Save time finding the data sets you need, or add your own. Create figures fast! Anyone can do it! Get up to speed in minutes, Equator is for the whole team. Technical Proposals Uncover meaningful location insights and unlock the potential from thousands of maps built right into Equator. Score higher on proposals with better background data, without losing billable time. Anyone in the office can do it! Site Investigation. Don’t waste another minute staring at a blank page – understand, brainstorm, then analyze right on the map. Share your map canvas with others to get creative and generate ideas in real-time. Equator will provide endless inspiration, and save hours of time on your next proposal.Starting Price: $29.99 per user, per month -
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TopPlace
AVUXI
At its core TopPlace™ is a worldwide location rating system developed by AVUXI, which rates the popularity of every place on Earth. Popular means the most loved and relevant places, as agreed on by tens of thousands and sometimes even millions of people. To achieve worldwide coverage with accurate and categorized results, TopPlace™ algorithms analyze billions of user-generated geo-tagged signals, regularly indexed across 70+ public sources. To leverage the full power of TopPlace™ several Plug & Play products have been made available via the TopPlace™ platform. TopPlace™ Heat Maps. Instant overview of the most popular areas within a city displayed in easy to understand map overlays. Location Score Elements. Location rating information for every hotel and apartment worldwide, rated by activity category (Eating, Shopping, Nightlife and Sightseeing) and nearby top venues & POIsStarting Price: $49 per month -
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iHound
iHound
iHound is a cost-effective, integrated, Android and Apple application that allows Team Managers a new, innovative and efficient way to manage their teams locally, nationally or globally. iHound allows the opportunity to remove multiple levels of traditional Management and supervise your entire team directly from one office, one laptop or even one phone. At iHound, our focus is not on “tracking” in the traditional sense but on using and adapting cutting-edge technology to increase the efficiency, safety, and security of your business whilst being non-invasive and inclusive of your workforce. Offering them as many if not more benefits from our GPS Technologies. iHound is a relatively small team of highly experienced and specialised professionals across Australia, India, USA, China and Malaysia who are dedicated to providing the most cutting edge GPS platform today’s and tomorrow’s technology can provide.Starting Price: $19.99 per month -
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Keypro
Keypro
GIS solution for water experts for understanding network behavior and communicating with customers. GIS solution for district heating experts for managing network maintenance and handling supply interruptions. GIS solutions for gas experts for managing network assets and customers. GIS solutions for telecom experts for managing network and connectivity. GIS solution for lighting experts for collecting faults and managing network maintenance. GIS solution for energy experts for managing energy network. We set up your geographic information system using the data you provide. This can be from CAD files or even printed Map formats. Training and technical development is delivered and your team receives access to login on any device with a web browser. Detailed network object information with connectivity. Browser-based solution with no installations or add-ons. -
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MapItFast
AgTerra Technologies
Finally, here is mapping software that is truly simple and easy to use in the field. AgTerra’s MapItFast mobile app uses innovative One Tap to Map functionality for both GPS and hand-drawn mapping, transforming mobile devices into versatile GPS mapping machines. A free, personal version of MapItFast is available for Android and Apple smartphones and tablets. Mapping can be done using the GPS your device already has or by drawing objects in by hand. MapItFast makes it easy to map objects both ways. The app will instantly calculate position, distance and area data for mapped objects. Mapping can also be enhanced with photos taken with the device. Users have access to built-in satellite, street and topo maps, even in locations where there is no internet connection. The paid, professional version of the app extends the capabilities of MapItFast even further. Paid users can upload custom base maps and quick-add map objects using data dictionary dropdowns with custom symbology.Starting Price: $35.00/month/user -
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SuperMap GIS
SuperMap Software Co., Ltd.
SuperMap GIS is developed by SuperMap Software Co., Ltd. It is a complete package of GIS platform software, including Desktop GIS, Service GIS, Component GIS, Mobile GIS platforms, spatial data production, processing and management tools. SuperMap GIS 10i(2021) integrates AI GIS technology, and further innovates Big Data GIS, 3D GIS, Distributed GIS and Cross Platform GIS to establish a five key technologies system of “BitDC” for GIS platform software. SuperMap GIS 10i(2021) includes Cloud GIS server, Edge GIS server, Terminal GIS, etc., and provides two delivery methods of offline deployment and online services (SuperMap Online). -
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eSpatial
eSpatial Solutions
With eSpatial Mapping Software, you can find hidden detail in your data with location analytics which allows you to segment and filter your data to connect business activity directly to a location. You get an interactive snapshot of your data for instant understanding with color-coded maps, graphs, charts, and annotations. You can map and manage your territories for rapid assignment and balancing which allows you to manage your resources more effectively. You can plan sales or service calls with radius and nearest neighbor analysis and make the most of your time in the field with optimized routing. eSpatial is a platform that allows you to target revenue growth, make cost reductions and improve customer service amongst others. All of your maps and analysis can be shared as live interactive maps or exported as images or raw data depending on your requirements.Starting Price: $1200.00/year/user -
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GeoViewer
Nobel Systems
Managing many stand-alone systems is hard. Paper based systems are cumbersome, work intensive, often unorganized, and inefficient. GeoViewer Online unifies these areas of your operations, from managing work orders, maintaining assets, reducing costs, tracking inventory and customer billing. It’s an all-in-one solution allowing managers to oversee all areas of your organization through one app. With GeoViewer Online, it’s easy to manage the daily workload for the organization. Create, change, assign and review work orders, inspections, service orders before or during in-field and see tasks through completion. GeoViewer’s Map based interface brings GIS data into focus, allowing you to utilize the data that you already have, while allowing you to edit, add information to, and analyze. You can also see historical information as well as As Built and CAD Drawings tied to the location, asset, or work order. -
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TerraLens
Kongsberg Geospatial
Meet TerraLens® The Real-Time GIS, Mapping and Display SDK for Critical Applications Built on a bare-metal C/C++ core, TerraLens is a modern, shader-based engine that delivers performance across platforms. Benefit from solutions and services designed to help you build a polished application Leverage our services for sensor integration, UX development, and accelerated development frameworks. Display thousands of tracks in real-time. Squeeze performance from your hardware. Deliver full-featured 3D apps in a web browser. BVLOS Mission Management IRIS UXS provides a comprehensive real-time picture of the operational airspace, allowing a single operator to track and control multiple UAS. See how our IRIS AM (Airspace Management) solution is enabling counter-UAS operations, airspace monitoring, and Unmanned Traffic Management in North America and Europe.Starting Price: $5000 per user, one-time payment, -
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EarthCache
SkyWatch Space Applications
The simplest way to get Earth observation data for your application. EarthCache™ has the most powerful and easy-to-use API to access Earth observation satellite data. Spend more time building and less time on data sourcing with a single access point to analysis-ready archive and future data, from 50 cm to 30 m resolution. Developers, meet EarthCache Multiple sources, one platform. EarthCache is a single access point to the world’s best Earth observation data and advanced processing algorithms for application developers. We aggregate and normalize data from our network of industry leading data partners so your teams don't need to spend months integrating disparate systems. Building Your Data Pipeline. Grab your code and integrate it into your build in minutes. Built For Developers. One POST, one GET. Programmatically search and request the Earth observation data you need from a growing list of satellite data partners. Schedule pipelines to monitor areas of interest -
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BOSS811
BOSS Solutions
BOSS811 is a cloud based one call ticket management solution for the damage prevention industry. BOSS811 increases efficiency, reduces cost, is easy to use, and enables governments and public works departments manage excavation requests. Capabilities include compliance management and work order management, together with customizable dashboards and comprehensive reporting. BOSS Solutions also provides an award winning help desk software solution for cloud and on-premise. Reporting capabilities include a comprehensive array of standard reports and charts. Customizable widgets allow dashboards to be modified to meet the needs of a variety of users of the system. BOSS811 mobile apps for iOS and Android allow users/locators to access and respond to locate requests and view status and reports on the go. Sketching tools allow uploaded images to be annotated with site information. BOSS811 is hosted on Amazon servers within the USA and is equipped to automatically scale up with more resources. -
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SURE Aerial
nFrames
nFrames SURE software delivers an efficient solution of dense image surface reconstruction for mapping, surveying, geo-information and research organizations. The SURE software delivers derivation of precise point clouds, DSMs, True Orthophotos and textured Meshes from small, medium and large frame images. This advanced solution is designed for applications including countrywide mapping, monitoring projects that use manned aircraft and UAVs, cadaster, infrastructure planning, and 3D modeling. SURE Aerial is specifically designed for aerial image datasets captured with large frame nadir cameras, oblique cameras and hybrid systems with additional LiDAR sensors. Without limitation in image resolution, it empowers the production of 3D Meshes, True Orthophotos, Point Clouds and Digital Surface Models on common workstation hardware and in cluster environments. Simple to setup and operate, SURE Aerial is compliant with mapping industry standards and accessible for web streaming technologies. -
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IGiS Enterprise Suite
Scanpoint Geomatics
IGiS Enterprise Suite is a powerful geospatial suite with feature-rich tools to help you create, analyse, manage and securely share geospatial data over the Internet and intranet. IGiS Enterprise suite includes Desktop, Server, Publisher, Web, Mobile, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Software Development Kit (SDK) along with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Services which are used to provide end-to-end enterprise geospatial solutions. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) coupled with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant services and key components make IGiS Enterprise the most powerful geospatial suite in the Geographic Information System (GIS) industry. IGiS Enterprise Suite provides a Scalable GIS Platform for your organisation. -
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MuniLogic
MuniLogic
MuniLogic CE is a state of the art, configurable, and affordable municipal management software specially designed to enable small to mid-sized local governments to transform their operations, asset management and service delivery to be effective, efficient, and economical. The MuniLogic CE offers a flexible modular architecture, empowering local governments to tailor their digital capabilities according to their specific needs and budget. -
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CARTO
CARTO
The leading cloud native Location Intelligence platform. Whether it's optimizing billboard sites, balancing sales territories or designing supply chains - understanding & analyzing spatial data is critical to the future of your business. CARTO's Location Intelligence platform allows organizations to store, enrich, analyze & visualize their data to make spatially-aware decisions. 80% of data collected by businesses has a location component, but only 10% is used to drive decision-making. Organizations able to tap into spatially-driven analytics have a unique opportunity to gain an edge and deliver on business goals. Learn how your industry peers are using spatial data and analysis. -
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RockWorks
RockWare
RockWorks is a comprehensive software program for creating 2D and 3D maps, logs and cross sections, geological models, volume reports, and general geology diagrams for the environmental, geotechnical, mining, and petroleum industries. RockWorks is the standard in the environmental, geotechnical, petroleum, and mining industries for surface and subsurface data visualization, with popular tools such as maps, logs, cross sections, fence diagrams, solid models and volume calculations. RockWorks offers numerous options for analyzing your surface and subsurface data, and accepts many different data types, such as stratigraphy, lithology, downhole geochemistry/geophysics / geotechnical measurements, color intervals, fractures, and aquifer data. Display RockWorks graphic output in its built-in 2D and 3D viewing/editing windows, or export to CAD, Google Earth, and other GIS programs. Use the ReportWorks module to create page layouts for reports and posters. -
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GEOCIRRUS
AAM Group
Architects, designers, and urban planners can access high-resolution content at their fingertips. Construction, development and engineering professionals gain clear oversight of their project environments in a variety of detailed formats. Asset owners and managers see their properties in fine detail and gain insight into how changes in the environment may impact them. The range and locations of Geocirrus content is extensive and always growing. We regularly capture and process our survey data to ensure our aerial imagery, LiDAR data, 3D Photomesh and building models reflect changes in the real-world environments. We want our Geocirrus content to meet your needs. If you need content of a particular location or certain type that is currently unavailable, then let us know. -
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PointMan
ProStar Geocorp
Quickly capture, record, and visualize the precise locations of critical utility and infrastructure data from a standard mobile device. Every minute of every working day, underground infrastructure is seriously damaged from construction activities. When damage occurs, electrical and communication services are lost, dangerous petroleum products seep into our water systems, and in worse case scenarios, explosions can occur resulting in serious injuries or loss of life. PointMan is designed to address these issues and improve the safety of the worker, the public, and the environment. PointMan is a patented cloud and mobile mapping software application that captures, records, and displays the precise location and the associated metadata of critical surface and subsurface infrastructure. -
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SuperGIS Desktop
Supergeo Technologies
SuperGIS Desktop 10 is the series of SuperGIS desktop geographical information system, it provides surface location with functions such as editing, storing, checking, integrating, processing, analyzing and displaying data. By using SuperGIS, you can conduct accurate and efficient analysis, management and research in various fields including market analysis, environmental monitoring, engineering development, urban planning and business management etc. SuperGIS Toolkit has variety of tools that allow you to easily connect different functions and create batch processing automation procedures. These customized processes can be publised on the websites by SuperGIS Server, which enables everyone to access. -
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CMaps Analytics
Centigon Solutions
We built CMapsAnalytics.js so you can design and embed amazing maps experiences that communicate where people, assets, events, and territories interact with each other. CMaps Analytics was built from the ground up with enterprise analytics in mind. With tens of thousands of BI developers having used our solutions over the years, we solved a lot of the lower-level challenges with transforming web mapping APIs like Google Maps into a powerful business tool. Our cloud-first approach ensures you can rapidly prototype wide range of maps experiences using our code-free Designer. Then, using CMaps Analytics JavaScript you can extend, connect, and integrate your maps into any cloud / on-premise solution you like. Organizations who have made previous investments in enterprise platforms or business intelligence and want plug and play location intelligence with CMaps Analytics extensions. -
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FME
Safe Software
The only enterprise integration platform with comprehensive support for spatial data. Data is a business critical asset in every organization, but working with data can be challenging. You need the right integration solution to turn data into insights to better serve modern customers. The FME Platform powers business decisions with enterprise integration and no-code automation. Spend more time using data, and less time fighting it. Data is a business critical asset in every organization, but working with data can be challenging. You need the right integration solution to turn data into insights to better serve modern customers. The FME Platform powers business decisions with enterprise integration and no-code automation. Spend more time using data, and less time fighting it. Data integration can be used in any and all industries. The rewards gained from unifying data into a single data source can and will help you access untapped information from within the datasets.Starting Price: $750.00/one-time/user -
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Workaware
Workaware
Digitize your company safety program processes using our multi-industry safety software. WorkAware facilitates post-incident investigations with detailed logs and digital reports. Streamline and automate your business operations with our smart office forms and workflow processes. Comply with health and safety regulations through automation of blank office forms. Geospatial interface for safety on projects and assets. WorkAware can help locate remote workers in highly secluded areas to safeguard employees' well-being working in the field. WorkAware will combine all your safety, personnel, and operations paperwork into a single cloud-based platform, all run by an easy-to-use and accessible mobile app. Say goodbye to confusing paperwork and thick binders. WorkAware is a full standalone comprehensive safety program management software for many organizations across industries. We simplify your work processes and implement them seamlessly through our convenient mobile application.