From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jul 13 20:02:46 2011 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:02:46 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Freegis-updates] The Generic Mapping Tools Message-ID: <20110713180246.1CD2360014C@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: The Generic Mapping Tools Updated by: michael (2011-07-03 20:37:39) Homepage: http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/ Version: 4.5.6 ChangeLog: ---------- new release (previous was 4.5.5) Description: ------------ GMT is a collection of about 60 UNIX tools that allow users to manipulate (x,y) and (x,y,z) data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) and produce Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) illustrations ranging from simple x-y plots through contour maps to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3-D perspective views in black and white, gray tone, hachure patterns, and 24-bit color. GMT supports 30 common map projections plus linear, log and power scaling, and comes with support data such as coastlines, rivers, and political boundaries. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jul 13 20:03:07 2011 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:03:07 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Freegis-updates] PostGIS Message-ID: <20110713180307.6E5C4600175@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: PostGIS Updated by: michael (2011-07-03 19:34:42) Homepage: http://postgis.refractions.net/ Version: 1.5.3 ChangeLog: ---------- Bugfix-Release Description: ------------ PostGIS adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database. In effect, PostGIS "spatially enables" the PostgreSQL server, allowing it to be used as a backend for GIS.

PostGIS/PostgreSQL includes the following functionality:

Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jul 13 20:03:13 2011 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:03:13 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Freegis-updates] Geoserver Message-ID: <20110713180313.DA42660057E@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Geoserver Updated by: michael (2011-07-03 19:59:04) Homepage: http://geoserver.org Version: 2.1.1 ChangeLog: ---------- primarily bug-fixing release. New features / enhancements: - support for the upcoming PostGIS 2.0 - addition of a number of new WPS processes - addition of the Teradata database extension to the release Description: ------------ The GeoServer project is a full transactional Java (J2EE) implementation of the OpenGIS Consortiums Web Feature Server (WFS) specification. Additionally a OGC Web Map Server (WMS) and support for WCS (Web Coverage Service) and WMS Raster is realised. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jul 13 20:03:19 2011 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:03:19 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Freegis-updates] Geographic Translator Message-ID: <20110713180319.836B2600584@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Geographic Translator Updated by: michael (2011-07-03 20:13:18) Homepage: http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/geotrans/ Version: 3.1 ChangeLog: ---------- Bugfixes Description: ------------ GEOTRANS (Geographic Translator) is an application program which allows users to easily convert geographic coordinates among a wide variety of coordinate systems, map projections, and datums. GEOTRANS runs in both Microsoft Windows (95/98/NT) and UNIX Motif environments.
Archives of several version might additionally be found in Remotesensing.org's geotrans directory. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jul 13 20:03:24 2011 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:03:24 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Freegis-updates] Quantum GIS Message-ID: <20110713180324.A3D30600581@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Quantum GIS Updated by: michael (2011-07-03 20:41:45) Homepage: http://qgis.org/ Version: 1.7 ChangeLog: ---------- new version (previous was 1.6). Many bugfixes and several new features (symbology, Vector tools, rastercalculator etc.) Description: ------------ Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a user friendly Geographic Information System (GIS). QGIS supports vector, raster, and database formats. It supports many common spatial data formats. QGIS supports plugins to do things like display tracks from GPS or served online spatial data as OGC-compliant WMS or WFS. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jul 13 20:03:30 2011 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:03:30 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Freegis-updates] R-Project (rgeo) Message-ID: <20110713180330.A6A6B60058A@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: R-Project (rgeo) Updated by: michael (2011-07-03 20:50:11) Homepage: http://cran.at.r-project.org/web/views/Spatial.html Version: 2011-06-08 ChangeLog: ---------- new release (was 2011-01-10). Description: ------------ Comprehensive statics package including several support modules for geospatial analysis, among them an interface for GRASS. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jul 13 20:03:41 2011 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:03:41 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Freegis-updates] Geometry Engine Open Source Message-ID: <20110713180341.CD52260058D@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: Geometry Engine Open Source Updated by: michael (2011-07-03 20:20:40) Homepage: http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/ Version: 3.3.0 ChangeLog: ---------- New ersion (was 3.2.2), several minor buxfixes and some new features. New URL (was: http://geos.refractions.net/). Description: ------------ GEOS (Geometry Engine - Open Source) is a C++ port of the Java Topology Suite (JTS). As such, it aims to contain the complete functionality of JTS in C++. This includes all the OpenGIS "Simple Features for SQL" spatial predicate functions and spatial operators, as well as specific JTS topology functions such as IsValid(). Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jul 13 20:03:47 2011 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:03:47 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Freegis-updates] User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS Message-ID: <20110713180347.190E9600591@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS Updated by: michael (2011-07-03 20:26:47) Homepage: http://udig.refractions.net/ Version: 1.2.1 ChangeLog: ---------- New minor release, previous was 1.2.0. Features additional style editor pages, access to latest geotools renderer, and experimental WMS 1.3.0 support Description: ------------ uDig is a spatial data viewer/editor, with special emphasis on the OGC standards for internet GIS, the Web Map Server and Web Feature Server standards. uDig provides a common Java/Eclipse platform for building spatial applications with open source components. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jul 13 20:03:52 2011 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:03:52 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Freegis-updates] uDig Message-ID: <20110713180352.25677600593@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: uDig Updated by: michael (2011-07-10 18:13:00) Homepage: http://udig.refractions.net/ Version: 1.2.2 ChangeLog: ---------- new version, previous was 1.2.0. improvements in image georeferencing. Description: ------------ uDig is a spatial data viewer/editor, with special emphasis on the OGC standards for internet GIS, the Web Map Server and Web Feature Server standards. uDig provides a common Java/Eclipse platform for building spatial applications with open source components. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team. From freegis at intevation.de Wed Jul 13 20:03:58 2011 From: freegis at intevation.de (freegis@intevation.de) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:03:58 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Freegis-updates] NCAR Graphics Message-ID: <20110713180358.5BC27600597@lists.intevation.de> Updated or new entry on FreeGIS.org: NCAR Graphics Updated by: michael (2011-07-03 20:35:00) Homepage: http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ Version: 6.0.0 ChangeLog: ---------- new version, previous was 5.2.2. Several major improvements Description: ------------ NCAR Graphics Software is comprised of a library containing Fortran/C utilities for drawing contours, maps, vectors, streamlines, weather maps, surfaces, histograms, X/Y plots, annotations, an ANSI/ISO standard version of GKS, a math library containing a collection of 1,2,3-D interpolators and approximators, applications for displaying, editing, and manipulating graphical output, map databases, many FORTRAN and C examples. Best regards Your FreeGIS Core Team.