Debian GIS Project
Summary
Osgeo: geodata viewers and editors
packages concerning geodata viewers and editors

OSGEO Desktop apps part 2

Debian packages which are helpful to view or edit geodata.

FIXME: Idea from https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/browser/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/bin/install_icons_and_menus.sh#L34 but needs enhancement

The list to the right includes various software projects which are of some interest to the Debian GIS Project. Currently, only a few of them are available as Debian packages. It is our goal, however, to include all software in Debian GIS which can sensibly add to a high quality Debian Pure Blend.

For a better overview of the project's availability as a Debian package, each head row has a color code according to this scheme:

If you discover a project which looks like a good candidate for Debian GIS to you, or if you have prepared an unofficial Debian package, please do not hesitate to send a description of that project to the Debian GIS mailing list

Links to other tasks

Debian GIS Osgeo: geodata viewers and editors packages

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Gpsdrive
Navigationssystem für Autos
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fieldgeography
hardwaregps
interfacex11
networkclient
roleprogram
uitoolkitgtk
useviewing
works-with-formatxml:gpx
x11application
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Dieses kartenbasierte System zeigt die von einem GPS-Empfänger ermittelte aktuelle Position auf einer fokussierbaren Karte an. Karten können von verschiedenen Kartenherstellern geladen werden oder unter Verwendung des OpenStreetMap-Datensatzes direkt gezeichnet werden.

Über Wegpunkte wird Routenplanung - optional mit gesprochenen Anweisungen - unterstützt.

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Gpsprune
visualize, edit, convert and prune GPS data
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fieldgeography
hardwaregps
interfacex11
roleprogram
uitoolkitxlib
useviewing, editing, downloading, converting, analysing
x11application
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GpsPrune is an application for viewing, editing and converting coordinate data from GPS systems. It's a tool for preparing GPS data before you go on a trip, and for playing with your collected GPS data after you get home again.

It can load data from arbitrary text-based formats (for example, any tab-separated or comma-separated file) or XML, or directly from a GPS receiver. It can display the data (as map view using OpenStreetMap images and as altitude profile), edit this data (for example delete points and ranges, sort waypoints, compress tracks), and save the data (in various text-based formats). It can also export data as a GPX file, or as KML/KMZ for import into Google Earth, or send it to a GPS receiver.

Some example uses of GpsPrune include cleaning up tracks by deleting wayward points - either recorded by error or by unintended detours. It can also be used to compare and combine tracks, convert to and from various formats, compress tracks, export data to Google Earth, or to analyse data to calculate distances, altitudes and so on.

Furthermore, GpsPrune is able to display the tracks in 3d format and lets you spin the model round to look at it from various directions. You can also export the model in POV format so that you can render a nice picture using Povray. You can also create charts of altitudes or speeds. It can also load Jpegs and read their coordinates from the EXIF tags, and export thumbnails of these photos to Kmz format so that they appear as popups in Google Earth. If your photos don't have coordinates yet, GpsPrune can be used to connect them (either manually or automatically using the photo timestamps) to data points, and write these coordinates into the EXIF tags.

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Josm
Editor für OpenStreetMap
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fieldgeography
interfacex11
networkclient
roleprogram
scopeapplication
useviewing, editing, downloading
works-withimage:vector, image
works-with-formatxml:gpx, xml
x11application
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JOSM ist ein in Java geschriebener Editor für OpenStreetMap (OSM). Die derzeitige Version unterstützt alleinstehende GPX-Tracks, GPX-Track-Daten aus der OSM-Datenbank und existierenden Knoten, Liniensegmente und Metadaten-Tags der OSM-Datenbank.

Das Ziel des Projekts OpenStreetMap ist einzig die Erstellung und das Anbieten freier geografischer Daten, wie Straßenkarten, für alle. Das Projekt wurde gestartet, da die meisten Karten, die man als frei bezeichnet, eigentlich gesetzliche oder technische Nutzungseingschränkungen besitzen. Damit werden Leute abgehalten, diese Karten in kreativer, produktiver oder unerwarteter Weise zu verwenden.

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Marble
Globus- und Karten-Widget
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fieldgeography
interfacex11
roleprogram
sciencevisualisation
uitoolkitqt
useviewing, routing, measuring, learning, analysing
works-with-formatxml:gpx
x11application
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Marble ist ein allgemeines Widget und Rahmenwerk für KDE-Anwendungen, um geografische Karten anzuzeigen. Das Widget Marble zeigt die Erde als eine Kugel an, benötigt jedoch keine Hardwarebeschleunigung. Ein minimaler Satz von geografischen Daten ist enthalten, damit es auch ohne Internetverbindung verwendet werden kann.

Dieses Paket ist Teil des KDE-Bildungsmoduls.

Merkaartor
Karteneditor für OpenStreetMap.org
Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
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scopeapplication
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Merkaartor ist ein Karteneditor für OpenStreetMap.org, die freie editierbare Karte der Welt.

Fähigkeiten:

  • Herunter- und Hochladen zum OpenStreetMap-Server
  • Öffnen von .osm- und .gpx-Dateien
  • Erzeugen und Verschieben von Trackpoints, Wege und Flächen
  • Hinzufügen von Tags, Entfernen von Merkmalen
  • Umkehren, aufteilen und Verbinden von Wegen
  • Visualisieren von einigen Nutz-/Freizeitgebieten und Straßentypen
  • Anzeigen von GPS-Informationen
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Viking
GPS data editor, analyzer and viewer
Maintainer: Bernd Zeimetz
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hardwaregps
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uitoolkitgtk
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Viking aims to be easy to use, yet powerful in accomplishing a wide variety of GPS related tasks. It uses a hierarchical layering system to organize GPS data, maps, and other layer types with spatial data, such as coordinate lines.

Some of the things you can use Viking for are:

  • Uploading and downloading waypoints, tracks to/from GPS.
  • Realtime GPS tracking and track recording.
  • Import and export of gpx files.
  • Preparing tracks and waypoints for trips using maps from services such as OpenStreetmap and Terraserver. You only need to upload the data to your GPS before you leave. The maps together with your tracks and waypoints can also be printed and used during the trip.
  • After trips, tracks and waypoints from GPS can be downloaded, stored, managed and reused in later trips.
  • Analyzing OHV and hiking trips, understanding where you went and how far you were from something.
  • Making waypoints and tracks to follow to easily get someplace you've never been before or don't have GPS data for but Terraserver maps exist for it.
  • Making maps with coordinate lines.
  • Analyzing speed at different places, adding waypoints where you forgot to mark one but did slow down or stop.
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Zygrib
Visualisierung von Wetterdaten, GRIB-Dateibetrachtung
Maintainer: Alastair McKinstry
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interfacex11
roleprogram
uitoolkitqt
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x11application
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Diese Anwendung wurde mit dem Qt-Toolkit geschrieben und ermöglicht:

  • Visualisierung von meteorologischen Daten aus Dateien im GRIB Format 1
  • automatischer Download von GRIB-Daten
  • automatischer Download von IAC-Daten (Fleet Code)

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

Opencpn - wnpp
GPS ChartPlotter/Navigator
License: GPL-2.0+
Debian package not available
Svn
Version: 2.5.0+dfsg-1

OpenCPN is a concise ship-borne GUI chart plotter and navigation application for use as a planning tool or while underway. OpenCPN is developed by a team of active sailors using real world conditions for program testing and refinement. It supports:

* GPS/GPDS postition input
* BSB raster chart display
* S-57 and CM93 vector ENChart display
* AIS input decoding with tracking and alerts
* Route planning with tidal support
* Waypoint autopilot navigation
* GPX file input and output
*Popularitycontest results: number of people who use this package regularly (number of people who upgraded this package recently) out of 167387