Thanks for the message.
Under GIS I mean Geographical Information System (or geospatial)
Oh, but I guess even G3 would have worked with simple GIS applications with
sufficient RAM.
The PC-s did in Pentium III era (some even earlier - IDRISI and similar)
But they never did or do IDRISI for Mac or Linux.
I remember when in 1995 there was a GIS conference in Tallinn (I had a
poster presentation there) and the salesmen offered stuff for Mac as well.
Now noone seems to remember that.
I was simply checking. You can never know...
There is some freeware as well, e.g. GRASS (for several platforms), but it
happens to be modular system (as is IDRISI) and a very complicated one to
know all necessary modules and command language etc.
Peeter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Ylvisaker" <greyfell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
<photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Mac users - GIS software question
----- Original Message -----
It is not so much Off Topic, because GIS programs usually read aerial
photographs as the lowest bottom of the multilayer system.
What I want to know is if any of You, Mac users, have recently worked
with
any kind of GIS software. What are the today's MAC options for
non-corporate
GIS work (I mean small and medium spatial systems; recording data and
compiling maps).
Peeter
Peeter,
Exactly what do you mean by "GIS"? I have not, recently anyway, used any
mapping software on a Mac. Currently, my Mac is an older one and probably
would have some challenges with mapping software, but I am expecting to
get a copy of Starry Night, an astronomy program, to try on it. On the
other hand, the new G5 Macintoshes (the G5 Imac would give me pause)
should have the processing power, when the memory is upgraded (all
computers should have the memory upgraded), to handle even heavy-duty
mapping work.
Stephen
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