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ITC's GIS software ILWIS migrates to open source

ILWIS

ILWIS 3.3 - the Remote Sensing and GIS software -

ILWIS integrates image, vector and thematic data in one unique and powerful package on the desktop. The Integrated Land and Water Information System (ILWIS, http://www.itc.nl/ilwis/default.asp) is a PC-based GIS & Remote Sensing software, developed by ITC. ILWIS comprises a complete package of image processing, spatial analysis and digital mapping. It is easy to learn and use; it has full on-line help, extensive tutorials for direct use in courses and 25 case studies of various disciplines.

ILWIS software is renowned for its functionality, user-friendliness and low cost, and has established a wide user community over the years of its development. Even after its last release in 2005, its user community remained vivid, both within and outside ITC, however without a common base for further system development.

In order to create better opportunities for the reuse and deployment of GIS functionality in a wider community, the ITC directorate has recently decided to make current ILWIS software free of charge and to migrate it as such to open source software under the 52°North initiative.
52°North is an open initiative that advances the development of cutting edge open source geospatial software. Leading research organizations in the field of geoinformatics (ifgi, conterra, ITC, ESRI) participate in 52°North's innovative development for establishing open spatial data infrastructures (SDI) and transformation of these into practical technological solutions. 52°North uses the GPL license, which implies that newly developed software should be open source as well. More information can be found at www.52north.org/. Until July 1st 2007 new users are required to pay license costs in order to use ILWIS after the 1 month free trial period.

After July 1st 2007 new users can obtain ILWIS without any license costs.

















Key features

• Integrated raster and vector design
• Import and export of widely used data formats
• On-screen and tablet digitizing
• Comprehensive set of image processing tools
• Orthophoto, image georeferencing, transformation and mosaicing
• Advanced modeling and spatial data analysis
• 3D visualization with interactive editing for optimal view findings
• Rich projection and coordinate system library
• Geo-statisitical analyses, with Kriging for improved interpolation
• Production and visualization of stereo image pairs
• Spatial Multiple Criteria Evaluation

For more please visit http://www.itc.nl/ilwis/
© ITC 2007