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This wiki page documents open GIS organisations, technologies, database sources and open source software available.


 * Definitions
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomatics_engineering
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_information_system


 * Organisations
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_GIS_Consortium
 * http://geonetwork-opensource.org
 * http://www.gissa.org.za/special-interest-groups/open-source
 * http://www.osgeo.org
 * https://wiki.osgeo.org
 * http://www.foss4g.org
 * http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGIS


 * Standards
 * http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geospatial_metadata
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIS_file_formats
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:GIS_file_formats


 * Terminology
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_map
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_graphics
 * https://geodata.ethz.ch/geovite/tutorials/L2GeodataStructuresAndDataModels/en/html/unit_u4VecVsRas.html
 * http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/7077/what-are-raster-and-vector-data-in-gis-and-when-to-use
 * http://www.gislounge.com/geodatabases-explored-vector-and-raster-data/


 * Vector Data


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_Archive_and_Interchange_Format
 * Raster Data


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDAL


 * Geo-location Co-ordinate Systems
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_elevation_model


 * Geo-location Satellite Technology
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Navigation_Satellite_System
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNSS_augmentation
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNSS_applications
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDOP


 * Software
 * http://geoblacklight.org
 * http://geonode.org
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_GIS
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArcExplorer
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoTools
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoServer
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapGuide_Open_Source
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapServer
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openlayers
 * http://leafletjs.com
 * http://cartaro.org
 * http://openlayers.org
 * https://www.mapbox.com/tilemill


 * Databases
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_GIS_data_sources
 * http://www.agis.agric.za
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_sensing
 * http://www.naturalearthdata.com


 * Conferences
 * http://2013.foss4g.org
 * http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Conference_Committee


 * Mailing Lists
 * http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo


 * System
 * http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/wiki/UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1204
 * https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/mapserver


 * Training
 * https://www.class-central.com/mooc/3493/canvas-net-geographical-information-systems-gis