27th August 2008, 01:09 PM
For a free GIS program to try out.. and play with
start on the basics and work up to metadata!
http://www.qgis.org/
Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows. QGIS supports vector, raster, and database formats. QGIS is licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS lets you browse and create map data on your computer. It supports many common spatial data formats (e.g. ESRI ShapeFile, geotiff). QGIS supports plugins to do things like display tracks from your GPS. QGIS is Open Source software and its free of cost (download here).... http://download.qgis.org/downloads.rhtml
"I don't have an archaeological imagination.."
Borekickers
start on the basics and work up to metadata!
http://www.qgis.org/
Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows. QGIS supports vector, raster, and database formats. QGIS is licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS lets you browse and create map data on your computer. It supports many common spatial data formats (e.g. ESRI ShapeFile, geotiff). QGIS supports plugins to do things like display tracks from your GPS. QGIS is Open Source software and its free of cost (download here).... http://download.qgis.org/downloads.rhtml
"I don't have an archaeological imagination.."
Borekickers