Global Mapper AlternativesGIS Software & Map Services like Global Mapper

Apps similar to Global Mapper include QGIS, which is free and open source. Other options are what3words, Plus Codes, ArcGIS and Maptitude. You can choose from more than 10 GIS Software like Global Mapper for Windows, the web, Linux, Mac and Android.

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  1. QGIS icon
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    A fully featured, user friendly, open source Geographic Information System (GIS) with similar power to ArcGIS and MapInfo.

    62 QGIS alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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  2. what3words icon
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    What3words encodes geographic coordinates into 3 dictionary words (for example, the Statue of Liberty is located at planet.inches.most). what3words is different from other alphanumeric location systems and GPS coordinates in that it displays 3 words rather than long strings of...

    39 what3words alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  3. Plus Codes icon
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    A plus code address looks like a regular address, but with a short code where the street name and number would be. These addresses exist for any location, even for places where there are no roads.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. ArcGIS icon
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    ArcGIS offers unique capabilities and flexible licensing for applying location-based analytics to your business practices.

    58 ArcGIS alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  5. Maptitude icon
     23 likes

    Business mapping software (geographic information system) that delivers affordable, easy-to-use, professional mapping tools for mapping in these sectors: franchising, health care, business, territories, site selection, sales, marketing, banking, more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. GRASS GIS icon
     26 likes

    GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) is an open source, free software (FOSS) Geographical Information System (GIS) with raster, topological, vector, image processing, and visualization functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Professional desktop GIS supporting most ArcGIS (and other) data formats, enterprise spatial databases, 5,000 pre-defined coordinate systems, and built-in scripting IDE for customization and feature extensions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Plenum Atlas icon
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    Turn CSV & Excel data into interactive map analytics dashboards — choropleth, bubbles, heatmaps, connection lines & more. 10 map styles, export to HTML/PDF/PPTX. Fully offline, no cloud, no subscription. One-time purchase.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. SAGA GIS icon
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    SAGA - System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses - is a Geographic Information System (GIS) software with immense capabilities for geodata processing and analysis. SAGA is programmed in the object oriented C++ language and supports the implementation of new functions with a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. uDig icon
     5 likes

    uDig is a GIS software program produced by a community led by Canadian-based consulting company Refractions Research. It is based on the Eclipse platform and features full layered open source GIS. It is written in Java and released under GNU Lesser General Public License.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. MapWindow GIS icon
     6 likes

    MapWindow is a fully free and open source geographic information system project. It includes an open source programming component, MapWinGIS ActiveX, and an extensible desktop application that supports plug-ins written in .NET (C# and VB.NET).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. gvSIG Desktop icon
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    gvSIG is a Geographic Information System (GIS), that is, a desktop application designed for capturing, storing, handling, analyzing and deploying any kind of referenced geographic information in order to solve complex management and planning problems.

    26 gvSIG Desktop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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