This article provides an overview of Linux-based tools for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including a quick take on the ESRI's ArcReader. Future articles will explore this and other individual tools in greater depth.
HostGIS Linux is a Linux/GNU distribution specifically made for handling GIS information. Being a Linux, HostGIS Linux is of course completely open source and may be downloaded, modified, and redistributed free of charge. HostGIS Linux includes these feat