Geospatial Software

Desktop GIS Software


The most popular open source general desktop GIS. QGIS in Puhti


Tool for mass-processing of Sentinel and Landsat satellite images to enable large area and time series applications. Force in Puhti


Simple desktop GIS for exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA), for example spatial autocorrelation for aggregate data and spatial regression analysis.


Desktop application to model ecological networks from the framework of graph theory, with the ability to construct and visualize graphs, connectivity analyses and links with external data.


General desktop GIS.


Remote sensing analysis tools. Orfeo Toolbox in Puhti.


Desktop GIS for terrain analysis. SAGA GIS in Puhti


Tools for Sentinel data analysis. SNAP in Puhti


General desktop GIS and remote sensing software package. WhiteboxTools in Puhti


A decision support tool for large-scale conservation planning. Zonation in Puhti.


Widely used general desktop GIS by ESRI.


Widely used general desktop GIS by ESRI.


An image analysis software for remote sensing by NV5 Geospatial Solutions, Inc.


Tools for processing LiDAR data. LAStools in Puhti


General desktop GIS by Pitney Bowes.


Web Server Software


pygeoapi is a Python server implementation of the OGC API suite of standards.


Widely used web map server, for sharing spatial data with standard OGC web services: WMS, WFS, WCS etc. Instructions for setting up GeoServer to cPouta.


A catalog application for spatial data metadata editing and search, support OGC CSW and other metadata standards.


Geospatial Content Management System, based on PostGIS, GeoServer, pycsw and OpenLayers.


A server software for sharing spatial data with standard OGC web services: WMS, WFS, WCS etc.


Web map applications framework, includes GeoServer and OpenLayers.


A collection of Open Source software for publishing geospatial data online.


Create a map with OpenStreetMap layers and embed it in your site.


A server for spatial data metadata editing and search, support OGC CSW and other metadata standards.


A software to share geospatial data through web services by ESRI.


Geospatial Database Software


Spatial extensions for the PostgreSQL database. GDAL in Puhti supports reading and writing to PostGIS database. Instructions for setting up PostGIS database to cPouta.


Spatial extensions for the SQLite database. GDAL in Puhti supports reading and writing to SpatiaLite database.


Raster data manager for multi-dimensional arrays.


Web Client Software


JavaScript library for interactive maps.


JavaScript library for interactive maps.


A JavaScript library for 3D globes and maps. 


A JavaScript API to use Google Maps.


International Spatial Data and Analysis Services


Google Earth Engine combines a multi-petabyte catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with planetary-scale analysis capabilities.

Google Earth Engine is a platform for scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets for academic, non-profit, business and government users.The Engine hosts satellite imagery and stores it in a public data archive containing imagery older than 40 years. The images, ingested on a daily basis, are then made available for global-scale data mining. Google Earth Engine also provides APIs and other tools to enable the analysis of large datasets.


The Planetary Computer combines a multi-petabyte catalog of global environmental data with intuitive APIs, a flexible scientific environment that allows users to answer global questions about that data, and applications that put those answers in the hands of conservation stakeholders.

The Microsoft Planetary Computer is a platform that lets users leverage the power of the cloud to accelerate environmental sustainability and Earth science.


SEPAL is a system for earth observation data access, processing and analysis for land monitoring by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.

SEPAL provides comprehensive image processing capabilities and enables the detection of small-scale changes in forests. Users can query and process satellite data quickly and efficiently, tailor their products for local needs, and swiftly produce sophisticated and relevant geospatial analyses. SEPAL allows users to access and process critical historical satellite data as well as newer data from Landsat and Europe’s Copernicus programme.


Forestry TEP is an online platform for researchers, value adders and the public sector to run and develop satellite data based processing services for forestry.

Forestry TEP, operated by VTT, provides ready-made processing services for various forest analyses, benefitting from direct access to global satellite imagery, including complete and up-to-date Copernicus Sentinel repository. Researchers and other users can also develop, use and share/license their own processing services and output products. The platform provides an API for interconnecting with other systems.


Libraries


Widely used C/C++ translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats. Provides also useful command line utilities for data translation and processing. GDAL in Puhti


Python GIS libraries for scripting / automating data management and analysis tasks. Python GIS libaries in Puhti


R GIS libraries for scripting / automating data management and analysis tasks. R spatial libraries in Puhti.


C++ library of spatial predicates and functions for processing geometries.
GEOS in Puhti


Java code library which provides standards compliant methods for the manipulation of geospatial data.


C++ library and command line utilities for converting GPS data between different formats. 


A C++ library for manipulating LiDAR data. LAStools in Puhti


A C++/Python/Node.js library for rendering maps.


Toolkit for generating maps, point clouds, 3D models and DEMs from drone images. OpenDroneMap in Puhti. Installation instructions for ODM and WebODM to cPouta.


C++ library and command line tools for remote sensing. OTB in Puhti


C++ library for translating and manipulating point cloud data. PDAL in Puhti