Selected Downloads (Map Opener, Open Map, View Map)
David Wardle, Editor / Informer Technologies, Inc. / December 19, 2012
These applications can load and display geographical maps of various types. Some of them can also download or print the maps, besides displaying them. Various types of maps are supported, including MrSID ones.
These programs can help you with what you're intending to do:
The free AvisMap Viewer opens most GIS/CAD and raster image file types and most ArcView, ArcExplorer, and MapInfo projects. Besides just opening and viewing files, the Viewer supports an extensive list of features.
Download, View, and Print Maps with the MrSID Viewer. To download and view maps offline you need a special viewer. Maps are stored in MrSID format. The MRSID Viewer is a freeware tool. This library provides access to the MrSID viewer developed by LizardTech.
Autodesk MapGuide® Viewer allows you to interact with maps that were created using Autodesk MapGuide® Author. Using Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, you can zoom in and out on a map, find specific features, select features that meet certain criteria, display information about selected features, print the current view of the map, and more.
Getmapping Viewer is an easy to use aerial photo and mapping viewer featuring interactive roaming, zooming, measuring tools and more. Main features: - Save imagery as TIFF, JPEG, BMP, ERS, and BIL directly from ER Viewer. - View ECW images served by an Image Web Server. See www.EarthEtc.com for demo images. - View local images larger than 4GB etc.
MapWindow GIS is a free, extensible geographic information system (GIS) that can be used in many ways: as an open-source alternative desktop GIS, to distribute data to others or to develop and distribute custom spatial data analysis tools. More than just a data viewer, this program is an extensible geographic information system.
