what3words Alternatives

what3words is described as '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' and is an app in the travel & location category. There are more than 25 alternatives to what3words for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Mac and Android apps. The best what3words alternative is QGIS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like what3words are Plus Codes, ArcGIS, Maptitude and Global Mapper.

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  1. uDig icon
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    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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    • Windows
     
  2. CartoDB icon
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    A location intelligence and visualization engine that empowers you to effortlessly transform data into insights. With CartoDB, connect and map location data, quickly customize your visualizations, and develop powerful location based apps.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    This online tool allows Google user create and share custom map informations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
  4. MapWindow GIS icon
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    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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    • Windows
     
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Mapserver icon
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    MapServer is an Open Source platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web. Originally developed in the mid-1990’s at the University of Minnesota, MapServer is released under an MIT-style license, and runs on all major platforms (Windows...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. MICRODEM icon
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    MICRODEM is a 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    MapInfo Professional is a powerful, functionally rich desktop mapping application from Pitney Bowes MapInfo, designed to enable organisations to solve business problems that have a geographical element.

    25 MapInfo Professional alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Esri Geoportal Server is a free, open source product that enables discovery and use of geospatial resources including datasets, rasters, and Web services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Map Business Online, America's fastest growing online mapping software, offers sales territory management, business data visualization, and multi-stop optimized routing tools for business professionals. The most affordable and powerful mapping software available today.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. Geoconcept icon
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    The GEOCONCEPT solution was designed first and foremost to respond to expectations of users who wanted to leverage the power of geographical data to the fullest.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Surfer icon
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    Surfer is a full-function contouring, gridding, and 3D surface mapping software. It is used extensively for terrain modeling, bathymetric modeling, landscape visualization, surface analysis, etc.

    12 Surfer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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