QGIS - An Open Source Tool for Making Maps
QGIS is a free and open source Geographic Information System, similar to ARCGIS, for creating, editing, and annotating maps and spatial data.
Download the QGIS GIS tool here.
QGIS has many features to enable you to compose maps and interactively explore spatial data with a friendly GUI. These features include:
- On-the-fly reprojection
- Map composer
- Overview panel
- Spatial bookmarks
- Annotation tools
- Identify/select features
- Edit/view/search attributes
- Data-defined feature labeling
- Data-defined vector and raster symbology tools
- Atlas map composition with graticule layers
- North arrow scale bar and copyright label for maps
- Support for saving and restoring projects
