Geoscience related Softwares
Not only for geoscientists...
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Geostatistics and general geology software
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Geoscience's tools on Linux (GPL or Freeware)
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- DEMTools – Digital Elevation Model on Linux
- Drawmap – a software package to draw maps using raw data from the USGS
- FMaps – The Ultimate GIS/RS Gnome Project
- FreeGIS – Free GIS Software and Free Geo-Data
- Geomview – An interactive 3D viewing program for Unix
- Gmap – Map viewer
- GMT – The Generic Mapping Tools
- Gpsd – A daemon that listens to a GPS or Loran receiver and translates the positional data into a simplified format
- GrADS – Grid Analysis and Display System
- GRASS GIS – Geographic Resources Analysis Support System for GIS
- Gri – A language for scientific graphics
- Gstat – Geostatistical Modelling Software
- Geotouch – 3D GIS for Geology and Geophysics
- kdem – Terrain Visualization for the KDE
- Matpack – The C++ Numerics and Graphics Library
- Mayko map – A Program for Display Maps and GPS data direct from GPS Tool
- MicroImages – Advanced Software for Geospatial Analysis
- Octave – A high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations
- PSPP – A Program for Statistical Analysis of Sampled Data
- R – A System for Statistical Computation and Graphics
- geoR – Software for geostatistical analysis using R
- rmap – A package for generating images of the earth from a distance or fairly zoomed in
- Root – An Object-Oriented Data Analysis Framework
- Rlab – A computational tool for scientific and engineering
- Scilab – A scientific software package for numerical computations in a user-friendly environment
- Spring – Sistema de Processamento de Informações Georeferenciadas (GIS)
- StatistX – A small and portable statistics program run on X
- Uncert – A Geostatistical Uncertainty Analysis Package Applied to Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling
- BMRT – A free ray tracer tools that has been used in the production of several feature films, including A Bug's Life, Stuart Little, The Cell, Hollow Man, and Woman on Top.
- POVray – A high-quality, totally free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics
- Vis5d+ – A free OpenGL-based volumetric visualization program for scientific datasets in 3+ dimensions
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Graphics and image processing on Linux (GPL or Freeware)
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- SEUL/Sci – Simple End User Linux for Science
- AutoTrace – converts bitmap to vector graphics
- littlecms – A free color management engine in 100K
- CorelDRAW – Graphics suite for Linux
- Dia – a gtk+ based diagram creation program
- g3data – A simple program for extracting data from graphs
- Gv – Ghostscript, Ghostview and GSview
- GIMP – GNU Image Manipulation Program
- GLE – Professional Graphics Language
- Gnuplot – A command-line driven interactive function plotting utility
- Gnuplot wiki – A place to discuss and learn about the gnuplot software
- jPicEdt – The LaTeX picture environment
- GNU plotutils – A program for plotting scientific data
- Grace/Xmgrace – A WYSIWYG 2-D plotting tool
- Grap – A language for typesetting graphs
- Graphviz – A set of graph drawing tools and libraries
- ImageMagick – a robust collection of tools and libraries to read, write, and manipulate an image in many image formats (over 68 major formats)
- Jgraph – A Filter for Plotting Graphs in Postscript
- jsplot – An interactive drawing and chrating tool
- Kontour – a vector drawing program for KDE
- KMatplot – A gnuplot-like tool for plotting data sets in both two or three dimensions
- Kpl – A program for 2-D graphical presentation of data sets and functions
- KplotW – A widget which creates plots from data
- LinuxGraphic – Linuxgraphic.org (French edition of Graphics capability with Linux)
- Metapost – A powerful graphics language based on Knuth's METAFONT
- OCTREE – A professional, multiuser and multitasking 3D-CAD Software
- PGPLOT – A graphics subroutine library
- ps2eps – Tool for generating Encapsulated Postscript Format
- Ploticus – A graphical data display software
- QCad – A free open-source 2D CAD system for Linux
- Skencil (new name of Sketch) – A vector drawing program for Unix
- SketchLaTeX – LaTeX plugin for Sketch
- SciGraphica – A scientific application for data analysis and technical graphics
- Simplot – A graphical software package for visualizing most of chemical data
- Tgif – Xlib based interactive 2-D drawing tool
- Xfig – Drawing Program for X Window System
- Xgfe – A GUI front end to the Gnuplot plotting package
- XGobi & XGvis – Data Visualization Systems
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Document processor (type-setting) and PostScript
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- CTAN-TeX – The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network
- DANTE – Deutschsprachige Anwendervereinigung TeX e.V.
- gBib – a user-friendly editor and browser for BibTeX databases
- GNU TeXmacs – A free WYSIWYG structured scientific text editor, which was both inspired by TeX and GNU Emacs
- Groff (GNU Troff) – A document processor which reads plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted output
- Lout – A document formatting system, that reads a high-level description of a document similar in style to LaTeX
- LaTeX – A document preparation system for high-quality typesetting
- LyX for Win32
- LyX – An advanced WYSIWYM open source document processor
- mp3tolatex – scans a CD for MP3 files and generates a playlist written in LaTeX which fits in a CD case
- pdf995 – create PDF documents easily for free
- PfaEdit – A postscript font editor
- PSTricks – a (La)TeX package to use the major part of PostScript capabilities inside (La)TeX
- Pybliographer – A tool for managing bibliographic databases
- Qbib – Imports and exports BibTeX files
- RefDB – Bibligraphy beyond word processors
- Scribus – A Desktop Publisher (DTP) program for Linux
- Syracuse – des sources pour partager et se familiariser avec les langages (La)TeX, MetaPost, PostScript
- TeX2pdf – A script that generates a PDF document from a LaTeX or LyX document
- TeXaide – An Equation Editor generates TeX on the clipboard, where it can be pasted into any TeX system
- TeXtrace – a collection of scripts for UNIX that convert any TeX font into a Type1 .pfb outline font
Tutorial/Documentation
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Presentation tools (mostly with LaTeX)
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- A0-Poster – Erstellen eines Posters im A0-Format mit LaTeX
- Direct Presenter – a minimal bootable disk (2.88Mo image) fullscreen presentations using framebuffer
- lucassem – LaTeX document class for slides
- MagicPoint – an X11 based presentation tool
- PPower4 – P^4 (Pdf Presentation Post Processor)
- Prosper – High quality slides in LaTeX
- Screen Presentations – Show some possible solutions for creating screen based presentations
Last Updated: September 14, 2000
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