Top 15 Mapserver Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

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, Linux, Mac OS X).

The MapServer Project Steering Committee (PSC), sanctioned by OSGeo, manages and administers the project which is maintained, improved, and supported by developers from around the world. MapServer is not a full-featured GIS system, nor does it aspire to be.

1. SpatiaLite

SpatiaLite SpatiaLite is a spatial extension to SQLite, providing vector geodatabase functionality. It is similar to PostGIS, Oracle Spatial, and SQL Server with spatial extensions, although SQLite/SpatiaLite aren't based on client-server architecture: they adopt a simpler personal architecture. i.e. the whole SQL engine is directly embedded within the application itself: a......

2. PostGIS

PostGIS 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 spatial database for geographic information systems (GIS), much like ESRIs SDE or Oracles Spatial extension. PostGIS follows the OpenGIS "Simple Features Specification for......

3. H2GIS

H2GIS H2GIS is a spatial extension of the H2 Database Engine in the spirit of PostGIS . It adds support for managing spatial features and operations including a Geometry constraints, the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Simple Features for SQL (SFSQL) functions and additional spatial functions that we......

4. QGIS

QGIS QGIS, formerly Quantum GIS, is a user friendly open source Geographic Information System (GIS) licensed under the GNU General Public License that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities.QGIS lets you browse, edit and create a variety of vector......

5. GRASS GIS

GRASS GIS 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. Used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization, GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial......

6. Census Explorer

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7. ProAlign

ProAlign ProAlign provides an integrated suite of web-based and desktop territory analysis and mapping software.......

8. GIS.XL

GIS.XL Excel add-in for work with spatial data. Powerful features of Excel and GIS inside one window.......

9. Waypointer

Waypointer Waypointer is a service for POI (GPS coordinates) search and management.It will be useful for tourists and owners of GPS devices. With help of Waypointer you can find POIs on map filtered by categories (i.e. spring or camping sites), and prepare your next journey.Also you can easily share POIs with......

10. MapLarge

MapLarge Beautiful, User Friendly online mapping software that scales to big data.The MapLarge API enables user-driven, low latency, interactive visual exploration and analysis of very large geospatial and non-geospatial data collections to recognize patterns and identify anomalies. Users access MapLarge visualizations from any web browser. The system enables dynamic real time......

11. MangoMap

MangoMap Creating web map applications with Mango is quick and easy. All you need is a web browser and your data. What you won't need are any programmers, expensive servers, software licenses or an accountant to figure out the pricing.......

12. uDig

uDig 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.......

13. OpenSeaMap

OpenSeaMap OpenSeaMap's goal is to add nautical and tourism information a sailor could be interested in to OSM (OpenStreetMap) and to present it in a pleasing way.OpenSeaMap is an open source, worldwide project to create a free nautical chart. There is a great need for freely accessible maps for navigation purposes,......

14. Spatial Feature Server

Spatial Feature Server MapET Spatial Feature Server is software that makes your geographic information (vector data) available to others in your organization and optionally anyone with an Internet connection. This is accomplished through web services, which allow a powerful server computer to receive and process requests for information sent by other devices. MapET......

15. ArcGIS

ArcGIS ArcGIS is geographic information system (GIS) software for visualizing, managing, creating, and analyzing geographic data. Using ArcGIS, you can understand the geographic context of your data, allowing you to see relationships and identify patterns in new ways.The ArcGIS Desktop program has 3 different lincense options: ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo. ArcInfo......