MICRODEM AlternativesGIS Software and other similar apps like MICRODEM

MICRODEM is described as 'Freeware microcomputer mapping program written by Professor Peter Guth of the Oceanography Department, U.S. Naval Academy. MICRODEM displays and merges digital elevation models, satellite imagery, scanned maps, vector map data, and GIS databases' and is a GIS software in the travel & location category. There are seven alternatives to MICRODEM for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Android apps. The best MICRODEM alternative is QGIS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MICRODEM are Plus Codes, what3words, GRASS GIS and SAGA GIS.

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MICRODEM alternatives page was last updated Feb 11, 2022
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    QGIS

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

    54 QGIS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    QGIS main window while editing a project

    QGIS Features

    1. Microsoft 365 Copilot icon  Microsoft Office integration
    2.  Arc GIS
    3.  Multiplatform
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Route Planning
    7.  Table manager
    8.  Community-based

    QGIS VS MICRODEM

     

    • QGIS is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to MICRODEM.

    • QGIS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MICRODEM.

    • QGIS is Free and Open SourceMICRODEM is Free and Proprietary
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    Plus Codes

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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.

    41 Plus Codes alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Plus Codes screenshot 1

    Plus Codes Features

    1.  Geocoding

    Plus Codes VS MICRODEM

     

    • Plus Codes is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to MICRODEM.

    • Plus Codes is Free and Open SourceMICRODEM is Free and Proprietary
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    what3words

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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...

    40 what3words alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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    what3words Features

    what3words VS MICRODEM

     

    • what3words is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to MICRODEM.

    • what3words is Freemium and ProprietaryMICRODEM is Free and Proprietary
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    GRASS GIS

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    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.

    37 GRASS GIS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Attribute table manager under the Tcl/Tk GUI

    GRASS GIS VS MICRODEM

     
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    SAGA GIS

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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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SAGA GIS screenshot 1

    SAGA GIS Features

    1.  Modular System

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    Equator

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    Equator is online mapping software that allows anyone to find, create and publish maps in minutes. One globe, unlimited maps.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    Equator screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Points of Interest (POI)
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  Map-Editor
    6.  GIS Data

    Equator VS MICRODEM

     
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    Spatial Feature Server

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    Spatial Feature Server by MapET is an ESRI Geoservices REST Implementation and works with all ESRI Rest API's. The source of published data is the spatial extension of the major RDBMS, such Oracle, Microsoft SQLServer, MySQL, PostgreSQL.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Spatial Feature Server VS MICRODEM

     

    • Spatial Feature Server is the most popular commercial alternative to MICRODEM.

    • Spatial Feature Server is Paid and ProprietaryMICRODEM is Free and Proprietary
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