OrbisGIS is a cross-platform open-source Geographic Information System (GIS) created by research and for research. It is developed by the French IRSTV institute and licensed under GPLv3 (read the full license here). OrbisGIS proposes new methods and techniques to model, represent, process and share spatial data (both vector and raster), making it easy to monitor geographical territories and manage their evolution.
For general information, visit our website. Feel free to contact us or use the mailing list.
Developers, check out our GitHub Wiki.
Quick build instructions
OrbisGIS uses Maven. To launch a full build (including tests), run the following command:
$ mvn clean install
To run OrbisGIS using Maven:
$ cd orbisgis-dist
$ mvn exec:exec