[Freegis-list] looking for something like arc-view

[Jan-Oliver Wagner]

On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 08:34:16AM -0300, Carlos Henrique Grohmann de Carvalho wrote:
> So, I was thinking about Arcview and how ease is to make a map with symbols 
> based on a table. For instance, as a geologist, I can plot foliations or 
> bedding plane symbols in the correct place (UTM) and even rotate them, based 
> on a table field and yet use another field for legend.
>  
> Now, thinking open-source, is there anything like that for free, and for 
> linux? Any suggestions are welcome.

Tools comparable to ArcView are not yet fully developed as Free
Software.
However, there are some tools heading this way.
You may look here:
 http://freegis.org/browse.en.html?category=app&app=interactive_viewing

OpenMap is a Java tool and probably the most advanced in terms of
features.
Thuban is under heavy development and is expected to come
up with several new features until this autuumn.
But also have a look at the other tools.

Best

	Jan

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