OpenGeo has introduced a significant update to its integrated geospatial platform with the release of OpenGeo Suite 3.0. The upgrade reflects sustained momentum in the open source GIS landscape, ...

Early in my GIS career, I wanted to produce digital maps at home. Of course, I couldn’t use the tools I had access to at work due to licensing and cost restrictions. That limitation pushed me to ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global geographic information system (GIS) market is set to reach close to USD 16 billion by 2020, growing at a ...

* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass says uDig is a good open source GIS package * Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter discusses using server virtualization to reduce the costs of running a test network * ...

In this special guest feature, Anthony Calamito, Chief Geospatial Officer at Boundless, an open GIS provider, discusses hybrid architectures (proprietary + open source software) for geographic ...

Open-source software tools are increasing in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack of ...

In Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan, a cynic is described as "a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing" while a sentimentalist is "a man who sees an absurd value in ...

We trace the rise of free open source software—code that can be freely modified and shared—from philosophical outlier to modern powerhouse Underlying every piece of software you use is source code ...

Open-source software is non-proprietary software that can allow for collaboration and modification among developers. While developers are typically encouraged to view, modify, and improve open-source ...