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Developer(s) | Refractions Research |
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Stable release | 2.0.0 / 25 April 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-25) |
Preview release | 2.2.0.RC1 / 23 June 2020; 4 years ago (2020-06-23) |
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Written in | Java |
Operating system | Windows,Mac OS X,Linux |
Type | Geographic information system |
License | EPL +BSD |
Website | http://udig.refractions.net/ |
uDig is aGIS software program produced by a community led by Canadian-based consulting company Refractions Research.[1]
uDig is based on theEclipse platform and features full layered Open Source GIS. It is written inJava and released underEPL andBSD licences (formerly underGNU LGPL).[2]
The Software has a walkthrough inFlash and also quick start directions for those who wish to complete a full version build to write plug-ins or contribute to the main build.
uDig can useGRASS for complex vector operations and also embeds JGRASS and specialized hydrology tools from the Horton Machine. It supportsshapefiles,PostGIS,WMS, and many other data sources natively.[2]
uDig is commonly used as a framework for building other GIS platforms and applications. Such applications includeDIVA-GIS andDEWS – Distant Early Warning System for tsunamis.[3]
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