Tasks page
This is a list of the Tasks Debian GIS is made of:
Table of contents
This metapackage will install some packages providing data that can
be used by different GIS applications.
Official Debian packages with high relevance
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Gmt-dcw
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Digital Chart of the World (DCW) for GMT
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Gmt-gshhg-low
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Low resolution coastlines for the Generic Mapping Tools
Official Debian packages with lower relevance
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Gmt-gshhg-full
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Full resolution coastlines for the Generic Mapping Tools
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Gmt-gshhg-high
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High resolution coastlines for the Generic Mapping Tools
This task sets up your system for GIS development.
Official Debian packages with high relevance
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Grass-dev
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GRASS GIS development files
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Libcgal-dev
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??? missing short description for package libcgal-dev :-(
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Libcitygml-dev
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??? missing short description for package libcitygml-dev :-(
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Libdap-dev
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??? missing short description for package libdap-dev :-(
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Libemos-dev
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ECMWF Interpolation Library - development
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Libepr-api-dev
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ENVISAT Product Reader API for C -- Development files
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Libepsilon-dev
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Library for wavelet image compression - development files
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Libfreexl-dev
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library for direct reading of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets - devel
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Libfyba-dev
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Header files for FYBA library
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Libgctp-dev
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General Cartographic Transformation Package - development files
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Libgdal-dev
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Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Development files
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Libgeo-google-mapobject-perl
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module managing the server side of the Google Maps API
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Libgeo-googleearth-pluggable-perl
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module to generate GoogleEarth Documents
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Libgeo-gpx-perl
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Perl module for creating and parsing GPX files
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Libgeo-shapelib-perl
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Perl extension for reading and writing shapefiles as defined by ESRI
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Libgeographic-dev
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C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- development files
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Libgeoip-dev
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Development files for the GeoIP library
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Libgeos++-dev
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Geometry engine for GIS - C++ development files
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Libgeos-dev
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Geometry engine for GIS - Development files
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Libgeotiff-dev
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GeoTIFF (geografic enabled TIFF) library -- development files
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Libgmt-dev
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Generic Mapping Tools Library - Development files
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Libgps-dev
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Global Positioning System - development files
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Libgrib2c-dev
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NCEP GRIB2 library - development files
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Libgts-dev
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development files for libgts
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Libhdf4-alt-dev
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??? missing short description for package libhdf4-alt-dev :-(
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Libhdf4-dev
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??? missing short description for package libhdf4-dev :-(
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Libhdf5-dev
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HDF5 - development files - serial version
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Libhdf5-mpi-dev
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HDF5 - development files - default MPI version
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Libhdf5-mpich-dev
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HDF5 - development files - MPICH2 version
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Libhdf5-openmpi-dev
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HDF5 - development files - OpenMPI version
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Libhe5-hdfeos-dev
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Development files for the HDF-EOS5 library
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Libkml-dev
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Library to manipulate KML 2.2 OGC standard files - development files
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Liblaszip-dev
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Lossless LiDAR compression - development files
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Libmapbox-geometry-dev
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Generic C++ interfaces for geometry types, collections, and features
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Libmapbox-variant-dev
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Alternative to boost::variant for C++11
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Libmapcache-dev
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tile caching server - shared library development files
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Libmapnik-dev
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C++ toolkit for developing GIS applications (devel)
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Libmapserver-dev
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Shared library development files for MapServer
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Libmarble-dev
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development files for the Marble globe widget library
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Libnetcdf-c++4-dev
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creation, access, and sharing of scientific data in C++
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Libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev
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??? missing short description for package libnetcdf-cxx-legacy-dev :-(
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Libnetcdf-dev
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creation, access, and sharing of scientific data
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Libnetcdff-dev
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creation, access, and sharing of scientific data in Fortran
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Libopencv-calib3d-dev
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??? missing short description for package libopencv-calib3d-dev :-(
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Libopencv-contrib-dev
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??? missing short description for package libopencv-contrib-dev :-(
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Libopencv-core-dev
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??? missing short description for package libopencv-core-dev :-(
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Libopencv-dev
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development files for opencv
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Libopencv-features2d-dev
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??? missing short description for package libopencv-features2d-dev :-(
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Libopencv-flann-dev
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??? missing short description for package libopencv-flann-dev :-(
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Libopencv-highgui-dev
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??? missing short description for package libopencv-highgui-dev :-(
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Libopenscenegraph-dev
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3D scene graph, development files
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Libopenthreads-dev
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Object-Oriented (OO) thread interface for C++, development files
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Libosmgpsmap-1.0-dev
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GTK+ library to embed OpenStreetMap maps - development files
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Libosmium2-dev
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C++ framework for working with OSM data files
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Libosmpbf-dev
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C headers for OpenStreetMap PBF file format
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Libossim-dev
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OSSIM library -- development files
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Libpdal-dev
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Point Data Abstraction Library - development files
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Libproj-dev
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Cartographic projection library (development files)
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Libprotozero-dev
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Minimalistic protocol buffer decoder and encoder in C++
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Libqgis-dev
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QGIS - development files
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Librasterlite2-dev
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library for huge raster coverages using a SpatiaLite DBMS - headers
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Libreadosm-dev
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simple library to parse OpenStreetMap files - headers
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Librttopo-dev
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Tuscany Region topology library - Development files
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Libsaga-dev
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SAGA GIS development files
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Libsfcgal-dev
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Library for ISO 19107:2013 and OGC SFA 1.2 for 3D operations (development)
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Libshp-dev
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Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles - development files
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Libspatialindex-dev
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General framework for developing spatial indices - development files
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Libspatialite-dev
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Geospatial extension for SQLite - development files
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Libterralib-dev
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C++ library for Geographical Information Systems -- development package
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Libudunits2-dev
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Development files for the libunits physical units package
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Paraview-dev
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Parallel Visualization Application. Development header files
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Pktools-dev
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GDAL add-on tools to perform useful raster processing - development files
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Python3-cligj
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Python 3 library for processing GeoJSON commands
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Python3-geojson
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Python 3 bindings and utilities for GeoJSON
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Python3-rtree
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R-Tree spatial index for Python GIS - Python 3 module
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Ruby-hdfeos5
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Ruby interface to the HDF-EOS5 library
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Ruby-netcdf
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Ruby interface of netCDF library
Official Debian packages with lower relevance
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Libkmlframework-java
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library/framework for generating Google Earth KML
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Python3-cartopy
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Cartographic library for Python 3
Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS
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Libgeo-proj4-perl
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PROJ library for cartographic projections
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Libgrits-dev
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Development files for grits
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Liblas-c-dev
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ASPRS LiDAR data translation library - C development files
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Liblas-dev
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ASPRS LiDAR data translation library - C++ development files
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Libmapbox-wagyu-dev
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Wagyu Geometry Processing Library
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Libossimgui-dev
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OSSIM GUI library - development files
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Libossimplanet-dev
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OSSIM planet library - development files
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Libossimplanetqt-dev
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OSSIM planet Qt library - development files
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Libwms-dev
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OSSIM WMS library - development files
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Python-cf
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Python processing of Climate and Forecast (CF) data models (Python 2)
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Python-geohash
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fast, accurate Python geohashing library
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Python-liblas
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Python module to use the ASPRS LiDAR data translation library
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Python-mapbox-vector-tile
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Mapbox Vector Tile library for Python 2
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Python-modestmaps
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display and interaction library for tile-based maps
Set of Debian packages which are dealing with GPS devices
and data.
Official Debian packages with high relevance
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Foxtrotgps
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??? missing short description for package foxtrotgps :-(
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Gpsbabel
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GPS file conversion plus transfer to/from GPS units
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Gpsd
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Global Positioning System - daemon
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Gpsd-clients
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Global Positioning System - clients
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Gpsman
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GPS data graphical manager
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Gpstrans
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communicate via serial port with a Garmin GPS receiver
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Marble
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globe and map widget
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Mtkbabel
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Tool for managing i-Blue 747 and compatible GPS data loggers
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Navit
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Car navigation system with routing engine
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Navit-gui-gtk
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Car navigation system with routing engine - GTK+ GUI
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Qmapshack
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GPS mapping (GeoTiff and vector) and GPSr management
Official Debian packages with lower relevance
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Gpscorrelate
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correlates digital photos with GPS data filling EXIF fields (command line)
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Gpscorrelate-gui
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correlates digital photos with GPS data filling EXIF fields (GUI)
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Navit-graphics-gtk-drawing-area
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Car navigation system with routing engine - GTK+ graphic plugin
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Viking
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GPS data editor, analyzer and viewer
Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS
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Gpx2shp
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convert GPS or GPX file to ESRI Shape file
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Qlandkartegt
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GPS mapping (GeoTiff and vector) and GPSr management
Set of Debian packages which are dealing with OpenStreetMap
data.
Official Debian packages with high relevance
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Gir1.2-osmgpsmap-1.0
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GTK+ library to embed OpenStreetMap maps - Python bindings
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Gpsprune
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visualize, edit, convert and prune GPS data
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Gpxviewer
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views GPS traces collected in the GPX format
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Jmapviewer
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Java OpenStreetMap Tile Viewer
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Josm
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Editor for OpenStreetMap
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Libgeo-coder-osm-perl
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Geocode addresses with the OpenStreetMap Nominatim API
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Libgeo-osm-tiles-perl
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module for calculating tile numbers for OpenStreetMap
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Libjs-leaflet
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mobile-friendly interactive maps - browser library
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Libjs-openlayers
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JavaScript library for displaying map data in web browsers
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Libosmpbf-java
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Java access library for OpenStreetMap PBF file format
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Maptool
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Converts OpenStreetMap maps to Navit
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Merkaartor
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map editor for OpenStreetMap.org
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Mkgmap
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Generate Garmin maps from OpenStreetMap data
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Mkgmap-splitter
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Tile splitter for mkgmap
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Mkgmapgui
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Graphical User Interface for mkgmap
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Nik4
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Mapnik to image export
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Node-carto
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Mapnik stylesheet compiler
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Openstreetmap-carto
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Setup for standard OpenStreetMap Mapnik stylesheet
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Osm2pgrouting
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Tool to import OpenStreetMap data into a pgRouting database
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Osm2pgsql
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OpenStreetMap data to PostgreSQL converter
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Osmcoastline
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Extract coastline data from OpenStreetMap planet file
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Osmctools
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Some tools to manipulate OpenStreetMap files
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Osmium-tool
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Command line tool for working with OpenStreetMap data
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Osmosis
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Command line OpenStreetMap data processor
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Osmpbf-bin
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OpenStreetMap PBF file format library - tools
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Python3-osmapi
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Python 3 interface to OpenStreetMap API
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Python3-overpass
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wrapper for the OpenStreetMap Overpass API (Python 3)
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Python3-overpy
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wrapper to access the OpenStreetMap Overpass API (Python 3)
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Routino
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Set of tools to find a path between two points
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Sosi2osm
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SOSI to OSM converter
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Viking
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GPS data editor, analyzer and viewer
Official Debian packages with lower relevance
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Gpscorrelate
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correlates digital photos with GPS data filling EXIF fields (command line)
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Gpscorrelate-gui
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correlates digital photos with GPS data filling EXIF fields (GUI)
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Libreadosm-dev
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simple library to parse OpenStreetMap files - headers
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Node-leaflet-hash
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linkable location hashes for leaflet
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Routino-www
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Web frontend for routino
Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS
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Imposm
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importer for OpenStreetMap data
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Libosm-gary68-perl
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OpenStreetMap Perl modules by gary68
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Node-kosmtik
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Make maps with OpenStreetMap and Mapnik
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Node-osmium
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Osmium library Node.js bindings
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Osmium-contrib
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Various programs showing what you can do with the Osmium library
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Osrm
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high performance routing engine for shortest paths in road networks
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Osrm-tools
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tools for use with osrm
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Python-imposm-parser
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Python module to parse OpenStreetMap data
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Qlandkartegt
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GPS mapping (GeoTiff and vector) and GPSr management
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Rel2gpx
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create GPX-track from OSM relation
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Tilecache
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Web map tile caching system
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Tilestache
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map tiles caching system
No known packages available
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Cascadenik
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cascading stylesheets for Mapnik
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Gebabbel
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GUI for gpsbabel
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Tkosm
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Edit GPX tracks and create tour maps
Debian packages which are dealing with Remote Sensing (for instance
Synthetic Aperture Radar -- SAR)
processing (interferometry, polarimetry, data visualization, etc) and
earth observation.
Official Debian packages with high relevance
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Gdal-bin
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Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Utility programs
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Gmtsar
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InSAR processing system based on Generic Mapping Tools - metapackage
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Libepr-api-dev
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ENVISAT Product Reader API for C -- Development files
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Libgdal-dev
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Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Development files
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Libossim-dev
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OSSIM library -- development files
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Libotb-dev
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??? missing short description for package libotb-dev :-(
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Monteverdi
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??? missing short description for package monteverdi :-(
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Ossim-core
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OSSIM core utilities
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Otb-bin
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??? missing short description for package otb-bin :-(
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Otb-bin-qt
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??? missing short description for package otb-bin-qt :-(
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Snap
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location of genes from DNA sequence with hidden markov model
Official Debian packages with lower relevance
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Nco
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Command-line operators to analyze netCDF files
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Ncview
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??? missing short description for package ncview :-(
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Netcdf-bin
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Programs for reading and writing NetCDF files
Debian packages in contrib or non-free
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Doris
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Delft object-oriented radar interferometric software
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Snaphu
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Statistical-Cost, Network-Flow Algorithm for 2D Phase Unwrapping
Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS
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Dans-gdal-scripts
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GDAL contributed tools by Geographic Information Network of Alaska
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Gsdview
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Geo-Spatial Data Viewer open source edition
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Mapready
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ASF Remote Sensing Tool Kit
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Ossim-gui
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OSSIM graphical interface
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Ossim-package-support
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OSSIM package-support utilities
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Ossim-planet
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OSSIM planet utilities
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Ossim-planet-qt
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OSSIM planet Qt utility
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Ossim-plugins
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OSSIM core plugins
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Polsarpro
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Polarimetric SAR Data Processing and Educational Tool
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Python-mpop
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Meteorological Post-Processing Package (MPoP)
Unofficial packages built by somebody else
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Adore-doris
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Automated DORIS Environment
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Eolisa
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Client for ESA Earth Observation Catalogue and Ordering Services
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Getorb
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Precise orbits interpolation utility
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Imcorr
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Program to do cross-correlation for motion tracking
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Opticks
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Opticks is an open source remote sensing application and development framework
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Points2grid
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Generates Digital Elevation Models using a local gridding method
No known packages available
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Giant
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Generic InSAR Analysis Toolbox
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Pyaps
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Tropospheric correction methods for SAR interferometry
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Python-bufr
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Generic BUFR file reader written in python
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Roipac
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Repeat Orbit Interferometry PACkage
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Varres
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Variable Resolution Interferogram Resampler
Set of Debian packages which are useful for doing statistics
with geographical data.
Official Debian packages with high relevance
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R-cran-deldir
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GNU R Delaunay Triangulation and Dirichlet (Voronoi) Tessellation
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R-cran-fields
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GNU R tools for spatial data
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R-cran-gstat
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GNU R spatial and spatio-temporal geostatistical modelling
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R-cran-mapdata
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GNU R support for producing geographic maps (supplemental data)
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R-cran-mapproj
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GNU R support for cartographic projections of map data
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R-cran-maps
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GNU R support for producing geographic maps
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R-cran-raster
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GNU R geographic data analysis and modeling
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R-cran-sp
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GNU R classes and methods for spatial data
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R-cran-spatstat
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GNU R Spatial Point Pattern analysis, model-fitting, simulation, tests
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R-cran-spdep
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GNU R spatial dependence: weighting schemes, statistics and models
Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS
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Hyantesite
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geomatic tool to compute neighbourhood population potential
Debian packages which are dealing with geographical information
to be presented for the web on so called map tile servers. These
are pretty useful when trying to setup an OpenStreetMap tile server
but not restricted to OpenStreetMap data only.
Official Debian packages with high relevance
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Cgi-mapserver
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CGI executable for MapServer
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Libapache2-mod-mapcache
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tile caching server - Apache module
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Mapcache-tools
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tile caching server - tools
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Mapproxy
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open source proxy for geospatial data
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Mapserver-bin
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MapServer utilities
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Php-mapscript
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php-cgi module for MapServer
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Pywps
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Implementation of OGC's Web Processing Service
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Qgis-server
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QGIS server providing various OGC services
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Routino-www
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Web frontend for routino
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Twms
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tiny web map service
Official Debian packages with lower relevance
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Mapcache-cgi
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tile caching server - CGI binary
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Php-geos
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GEOS bindings for PHP
Debian packages in contrib or non-free
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Pycsw
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OGC compliant metadata (Catalogue Service for the Web) server
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Tinyows
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lightweight and fast WFS-T server
Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS
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Node-kosmtik
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Make maps with OpenStreetMap and Mapnik
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Tilecache
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Web map tile caching system
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Tilemill
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map design studio
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Tilestache
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map tiles caching system
This task sets up your system to be a GIS workstation to process
geographical information and make maps.
Official Debian packages with high relevance
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Avce00
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Conversion of ESRI Arcinfo Vector Coverage in E00 format
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E00compr
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Program to read/write Arcinfo compressed E00 files
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Epsilon-bin
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Library for wavelet image compression - tools
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Gdal-bin
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Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Utility programs
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Geographiclib-tools
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C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- tools
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Geoip-bin
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IP lookup command line tools that use the GeoIP library
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Geotiff-bin
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GeoTIFF (geografic enabled TIFF) library -- tools
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Gmt
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Generic Mapping Tools
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Gpsmanshp
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Tcl interface to shapelib
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Grace
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XY graphing and plotting tool
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Grass
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Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS GIS)
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H5utils
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HDF5 files visualization tools
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Hdf4-tools
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Hierarchical Data Format library -- runtime package
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Hdf5-tools
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HDF5 - Runtime tools
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Libgdal-dev
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Geospatial Data Abstraction Library - Development files
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Libgdal-grass
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GRASS extension for the GDAL library
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Libgeographic-dev
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C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- development files
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Libjts-java
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JTS Topology Suite
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Libshp-dev
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Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles - development files
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Mapcode
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Convert geo coordinates to/from mapcodes
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Mapnik-utils
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C++ toolkit for developing GIS applications (utilities)
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Ogdi-bin
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??? missing short description for package ogdi-bin :-(
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Opencpn
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Open Source Chartplotter and Marine GPS Navigation Software
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Openscenegraph
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3D scene graph, utilities and examples (binaries)
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Ossim-core
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OSSIM core utilities
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Pdal
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Point Data Abstraction Library
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Pktools
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GDAL add-on tools to perform useful raster processing
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Postgis
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Geographic objects support for PostgreSQL
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Postgresql-comparator
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efficient PostgreSQL table content comparison and synchronization
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Proj-bin
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Cartographic projection library (tools)
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Python3-affine
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Python 3 Library for handling affine transformations of the plane
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Python3-fiona
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Python 3 API for reading/writing vector geospatial data
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Python3-rasterio
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Python 3 API for using geospatial raster data with Numpy
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Python3-shapely
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geometric objects, predicates, and operations (Python 3)
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Python3-snuggs
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??? missing short description for package python3-snuggs :-(
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Qgis
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Geographic Information System (GIS)
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Rasterlite2-bin
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command line tools for librasterlite2
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Roadmap
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??? missing short description for package roadmap :-(
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Saga
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System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses
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Savi
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satellite constellation visualisation
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Spatialite-bin
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Geospatial extension for SQLite - tools
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Spatialite-gui
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user-friendly graphical user interface for SpatiaLite
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Stetl
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Streaming ETL - Commandline utility
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Totalopenstation
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download and process data from total station devices
Official Debian packages with lower relevance
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Grass-doc
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GRASS GIS user documentation
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Libgeo-shapelib-perl
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Perl extension for reading and writing shapefiles as defined by ESRI
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Nco
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Command-line operators to analyze netCDF files
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Ncview
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??? missing short description for package ncview :-(
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Netcdf-bin
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Programs for reading and writing NetCDF files
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Python3-netcdf4
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Python 3 interface to the netCDF4 (network Common Data Form) library
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S3dosm
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gps card application for s3d
Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS
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Libgeo-point-perl
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module to simplify handling geographic points
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Libgeo-proj4-perl
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PROJ library for cartographic projections
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Libgeotiff-epsg
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GeoTIFF library -- EPSG Geodetic Parameter Dataset
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Liblas-bin
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ASPRS LiDAR data translation toolset
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Osgearth
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Dynamic 3D terrain rendering toolkit for OpenSceneGraph (binaries)
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Pprepair
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planar partition repair tool
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Prepair
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polygon repair tool
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Python-pyspatialite
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Python interface to Spatialite
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Thuban
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Interactive geographic data viewer
No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)
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Vtp
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Virtual Terrain Project
No known packages available
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Capaware
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3D multilayer geographical framework