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		<title>Excel Add-On For Map And Data Visualization</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Claude Henri-Meledo writes to tell me about BeGraphic Lite, a free data visualization tool for Microsoft Excel. I don’t currently have easy access to Microsoft Excel (I&#8217;m working in OpenOffice exclusively), so I can’t try it out, but it looks interesting. It apparently does a wide variation of data graphics, not just maps; these include:
cascade [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2008/google-charts-api' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Google Charts API'>Google Charts API</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2009/creating-a-thematic-map-using-just-excel' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Creating A Thematic Map Using Just Excel'>Creating A Thematic Map Using Just Excel</a></li>
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		<title>A Basic Raster Image GeoMetaData Extractor/Viewer</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/a-basic-raster-image-geometadata-extractorviewer</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/a-basic-raster-image-geometadata-extractorviewer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many raster image formats commonly used in GIS applications have metadata embedded in them that georeferences the pixels (assigns them a coordinate location), and often includes other information like the coordinate system, origin, and datum. Some GIS programs will let you view some or all of this metadata, others won&#8217;t. I&#8217;ve written a simple GUI [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2008/using-the-demo-version-of-global-mapper-as-a-rastervector-data-viewer' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Using The Demo Version Of Global Mapper As A Raster/Vector Data Viewer'>Using The Demo Version Of Global Mapper As A Raster/Vector Data Viewer</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2008/reprojecting-raster-imagery-i' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Reprojecting Raster Imagery I'>Reprojecting Raster Imagery I</a></li>
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		<title>GISVM &#8211; A Virtual Ubuntu Linux GIS Workstation</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/gisvm-a-virtual-ubuntu-linux-gis-workstation</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/gisvm-a-virtual-ubuntu-linux-gis-workstation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[GISVM is a Ubuntu 8.04 Linux distribution packaged as a virtual machine, an OS that can be run in a window inside of another OS like Windows, Mac OS X, or even another Linux distribution. It contains a number of open-source GIS packages already installed, including:

uDig
gvSIG
Kosmo
FWTools / OpenEV
MapServer
PostGIS

It&#8217;s a big 1 GB RAR file download [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/putting-together-a-basic-linux-gis-workstation' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Putting Together A Basic Linux GIS Workstation'>Putting Together A Basic Linux GIS Workstation</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/gis-oriented-linux-distributions' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: GIS-Oriented Linux Distributions'>GIS-Oriented Linux Distributions</a></li>
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		<title>Obligatory Chrome And Photosynth Review</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/obligatory-chrome-and-photosynth-review</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/obligatory-chrome-and-photosynth-review#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chrome (the new Google web browser): Meh. Too stripped down, no extensions, mixed plugin support (no Google Earth plugin?!). Yes, Javascript-heavy pages are faster, but the next version of Firefox (3.1) should be comparable. Until the feature-set reaches critical mass, I&#8217;ll stick with Firefox; yeah, sometimes it hogs resources, but less with 3.0 than it [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2008/putting-video-on-the-map-with-seero' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: &quot;Putting Video On The Map&quot; With Seero'>&quot;Putting Video On The Map&quot; With Seero</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/using-the-google-maps-interface-to-display-general-maps-and-images' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Using The Google Maps Interface To Display General Maps And Images'>Using The Google Maps Interface To Display General Maps And Images</a></li>
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		<title>Create Your Own Gapminder Animated Charts</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/create-your-own-gapminder-animated-charts</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/create-your-own-gapminder-animated-charts#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gapminder is a flash-based tool for creating animated charts based on various parameters and indicators, including geographic areas. Here&#8217;s a TED talk showing examples of uses by its developer, Hans Rosling:

Up until recently, you could look at Gapminder charts for specific datasets at the website, but not create your own. Google, which bought the Gapminder [...]


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</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>The Big List Of Free Metadata Software II</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/the-big-list-of-free-metadata-software-ii</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/the-big-list-of-free-metadata-software-ii#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing on from the first post in the series &#8230;
MetaCat: &#8220;Metacat is a flexible metadata database. It utilizes XML as a common syntax for representing the large number of metadata content standards that are relevant to ecology. Thus, Metacat is a generic XML database that allows storage, query, and retrieval of arbitrary XML documents without [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2008/new-stable-release-of-mapwindow-gis' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New Stable Release Of MapWindow GIS'>New Stable Release Of MapWindow GIS</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/new-nsgic-blog' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New NSGIC Blog'>New NSGIC Blog</a></li>
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		<title>Feature Comparison Table For Open-Source GIS</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/feature-comparison-table-for-open-source-gis</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/feature-comparison-table-for-open-source-gis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On her blog, Jo Cook of Oxford Archaeology has the sad tale of what happens when a proprietary GIS company changes their licensing terms, making it too financially onerous to continue using their software. In the comments, Stefan Steiniger links to his useful tables comparing the features of many open-source GIS programs (most of which [...]


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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2007/free-online-courses-for-open-source-gis' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Free Online Courses For Open Source GIS'>Free Online Courses For Open Source GIS</a></li>
<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2008/okmap-gps-mapping-software-for-the-beta-adventurous' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: OKMap &#8211; GPS Mapping Software For The Beta-Adventurous'>OKMap &#8211; GPS Mapping Software For The Beta-Adventurous</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>The Big List Of Free GIS Programs &#8211; S Through Z</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/the-big-list-of-free-gis-programs-s-through-z</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/the-big-list-of-free-gis-programs-s-through-z#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final part of the series. Part One, Part Two, Part Three. All parts will be regularly updated as more programs come to my attention.
SAGA
Type: Freeware, open-source
Platform: Windows, Linux
Last update: 2007
Personal experience: Medium

Can&#8217;t say that I&#8217;m a big fan of the interface, and some of the modules aren&#8217;t fully documented, but boy does this have [...]


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		<title>The Big List Of Free GIS Programs &#8211; N Through R</title>
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		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2008/the-big-list-of-free-gis-programs-n-through-r#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Part three of this series (part one, part two).
Natural Resources Database (NRDB)
Type: Freeware, open-source
Platform: Windows
Last update: 2007
Personal experience: Minimal
Description

NRDB is a free GIS tool for developing and distributing environmental databases. Its aim is to provide people in developing countries with a powerful yet simple tool to assist in the managing of their own resources.
Database
The Natural [...]


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		<title>The Big List Of Free GIS Programs &#8211; I Through M</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A continuation of this list from the first post.
Integrated Land and Water Information System (ILWIS)
Type: Freeware (formerly commercial), open-source
Platform: Windows
Last update: 2006?
Personal experience: Minimal
I plan to look at this one in greater detail in the future &#8211; looks like it has some really useful capabilities. Here&#8217;s a list of chapter titles from the Applications Guide [...]


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