Best gis software on Reddit
64 reviews from r/gis, r/geography, r/MachineLearning and 3 more subreddits
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#1
QGIS
4.3
(33)
"It is free and very very powerful!"
"QGIS is fantastic, and if you're Mac based then you're good to go."
"QGIS is the way, I’m a ARC convert"
"It's free and as powerful."
"Great for building cool looking maps and pulling satellite images."
"It’s free, open source with plenty of online documentation and plugins. It does pretty much anything ESRI can do especially if you are a single user."
"Open source, user friendly, nice community and a lot of tutorials on youtube."
"QGIS is open source and user friendly imo."
"QGIS is open-source and has all the capabilities needed for GIS."
"QGIS is an excellent tool for geographic information systems."
#2
Esri
4.0
(17)
"The Esri Student License is affordable at just $100 and is essential for getting a job in the field."
"ArcGIS is the most powerful GIS software anyway."
"Comes with loads of free training, every tool and extension, free chat/phone help, ArcGIS Online subscription and credits."
"$100 per year gets you the industry standard with great extensions and unlimited self-paced training."
"ArcGIS is the industry standard and is considered the best in the professional world."
"GIS is a phenomenal tool for any kind of Planning."
"Esri ArcGIS Pro is worth considering for data capture."
"Esri has great training and support, but it costs money."
"Esri ArcGIS is a powerful tool for GIS."
"ArcGIS documentation is freely available online, making it easier to learn about overlay tools."
#3
PostGIS
4.0
(2)
"Excellent for handling billions of GPS points and routing."
"PostGIS provides excellent GIS functionality."
#4
Manifold
5.0
(1)
"Free Viewer available which is great primer for GIS task testing."
#5
Snips
5.0
(1)
"We use Python & Scala with our own libraries to load data in an R-tree and store it in a database."
#6
GRASS GIS
5.0
(1)
"GRASS GIS has a Mac version."
#7
Custom Maps App
5.0
(1)
"Pretty simple tool, and probably within your dad's grasp as long as you set it up for him."
#8
ArcGIS
4.0
(1)
"Check the ESRI site for ArcGIS in all its varieties. It's one of the leading platforms."
#9
4.0
(1)
"Google Earth is easier to use than traditional GIS."
#10
FME
4.0
(1)
"FME has overtaken desktop GIS for most spatial data work."
#11
EOfactory.ai
4.0
(1)
"This tool is free to join and lets you analyze real-time aerial imagery data."
#12
GRASS
4.0
(1)
"GRASS is also a strong option in the FOS GIS space."
#13
Saga
4.0
(1)
"Saga is worth considering as well."
#14
Felt
3.0
(1)
"Felt may be a viable option here though it will require you to acquire parcel data for your desired area."
#15
Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin
2.0
(1)
"Errors frequently occur when installing plugins like the Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin."
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