The Geospatial Analysis book and web site contain a large number of examples of software tools. The following is a list of those mentioned in the text and/or recommended by users. For higher performance we recommend the use of specialist tools and/or high performance compiled programming languages (e.g. C++, MatLab, Cython).

NOTE: Some of the older software packages and projects have ceased to be available over the past year. These include: Cellular Expert, EasyNN, GALib, Geostat, Inerpose, LOLA, Hotspot detective, Netlab and STARS. In addition, several of the links shown below are http rather than https links, reflecting some less-maintained/older services and software.

Product name Product type Free? Website
ade4 Mathematical/Statistical library Y https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ade4/index.html
Agent Analyst Geosimulation Y https://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/agent-analyst/
AgentSheets Geosimulation N https://www.agentsheets.com/
AltaMap suite (now Descartes) Telecoms/visibility analysis++ N https://www.descartes.com/
ANN Mathematical/Statistical library Y https://www.cs.umd.edu/~mount/ANN/
ANUDEM Terrain analysis N https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/research/products/anudem-vrsn-53
AnyLogic Geosimulation N https://www.anylogic.com/
ArcExplorer Viewer Y https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/explorer-for-arcgis
ArcGIS GIS N https://www.esri.com/
ArcLogistics (ArcGIS Network Analyst) Logistics N https://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/extensions/networkanalyst
AutoCAD Civil 3D Visualisation (2D and 3D) N https://www.autodesk.com/products/autocad-civil-3d/overview
Bentley Microstation Geographics GIS N https://www.bentley.com/en/products/product-line/modeling-and-visualization-software/microstation
Boundaryseer Specialised data analysis N https://www.biomedware.com/software/boundaryseer/
CadCorp SIS GIS N https://www.cadcorp.com/products/
CadnaA Noise mapping N https://www.datakustik.com/en/products/cadnaa/
Calpuff View Emergency and Hazard Assessment N https://www.weblakes.com/calpuff/calpuff_overview.html
CARIS GIS N https://www.teledynecaris.com/en/home/
Cartomap Viewer Y https://cartoworld.com/free-cartomap-software/
Clusterseer Cluster analysis N https://www.biomedware.com/software/clusterseer/
CommunityViz Visualisation (2D and 3D) N https://communityviz.city-explained.com/
Coordinate Calculator Specialised mapping Y https://www.tatukgis.com/Products/CoordinateCalculator/Description.aspx
Crimestat IV Crime analysis Y https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/crimestat-spatial-statistics-program-analysis-crime-incident-locations
Cube Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://www.bentley.com/en/products/brands/cube
DEPTHMAP Telecommunications/visibility analysis Y https://www.spacesyntax.net/software/
Didger Specialised mapping N https://www.goldensoftware.com/products/didger/didger.shtml
DYNAMEQ Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://www.inrosoftware.com/en/products/dynameq/
EMME Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://www.inro.ca/en/products/emme/
ENVI Remote sensing analysis N https://www.harrisgeospatial.com/Software-Technology/Software
EOS Landviewer Web based interactive map viewer Y/N https://eos.com/landviewer
ER Mapper Specialised mapping N https://www.hexagongeospatial.com/products/power-portfolio/other-producer-products
ERDAS Imagine (now Hexagon Geospatial) GIS N https://www.hexagongeospatial.com/products/power-portfolio/erdas-imagine
eRouteLogistics Logistics N https://www.e-iit.com/RoutePlanning.html
Farsite Emergency and Hazard Assessment Y https://www.firelab.org/project/farsite
FDO GIS tools Y https://fdo.osgeo.org/
Feature Analyst Terrain analysis N https://www.textronsystems.com/products/feature-analyst
FloodWorks Hydrological analysis N https://www.innovyze.com/en-us/products/icmlive
FME Specialised mapping N https://www.safe.com/solutions/for-applications/esri-arcgis/
Fractal terrains Specialised mapping N https://www.profantasy.com/products/ft.asp
Fragstats Landscape analysis Y https://www.umass.edu/landeco/research/fragstats/fragstats.html
Global Optimization Toolbox (MATLab) Optimization algorithms N https://www.mathworks.com/products/global-optimization.html?ref=pfo
GAM/K Cluster analysis Y http://www.ccg.leeds.ac.uk/software/gam/
GDAL GIS tools Y https://www.gdal.org/
GenaMap GIS N https://genasys.com/products/ccaas-solutions/
GeoDa Exploratory data analysis (EDA/ESDA) Y https://spatial.uchicago.edu/software
GeoExpress Image handling N https://www.extensis.com/geoexpress
Geographic Calculator GIS tools N https://www.bluemarblegeo.com
Geographically weighted regression (GWR) Statistical analysis N https://gwr.maynoothuniversity.ie/gwr4-software/
Geomatica/Catalyst GIS N https://www.pcigeomatics.com//
Geomedia (now Hexagon) GIS N https://www.hexagonsafetyinfrastructure.com/products/utilities-and-communications-products/advanced-utility-gis
Geoplot Specialised mapping N http://www.geoscan-research.co.uk/page9.html
GeoVista Software Exploratory data analysis (EDA/ESDA) Y https://www.geovista.psu.edu/
GMT GIS tools Y https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/
Grapher Graphing N https://www.goldensoftware.com/products/grapher/grapher.shtml
GRASP Specialised data analysis Y https://www.ticra.com/software/grasp/
GRASS GIS Y https://grass.osgeo.org/
Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) Hydrological analysis N https://www.aquaveo.com/software/gms-groundwater-modeling-system-introduction
GS+ Geostatistical analysis N https://geostatistics.com/
Hawth's Tools GIS tools Y http://www.spatialecology.com/
ICS Telecom Telecommunications/visibility analysis N https://atdi.com/
Idrisi GIS N https://www.clarklabs.org/
ILOG CPLEX Optimisation (Y) https://www.ibm.com/products/ilog-cplex-optimization-studio
ILWIS GIS Y https://www.itc.nl/ilwis/
IMMI Noise and air pollution N https://www.woelfel.de/produkte/immissionsprognose-immi.html
InfoWorks Hydrological analysis N https://www.innovyze.com/en-us/products/infoworks-icm
Instant Atlas Specilaised mapping N https://www.instantatlas.com
ISATIS Geostatistical analysis N https://www.geovariances.com/
Landscape Fragmentation Tool Landscape analysis Y https://clear.uconn.edu/%5C/tools/lft/lft2/index.htm
Landserf Terrain analysis Y http://www.landserf.org
LEDA Optimisation N https://www.algorithmic-solutions.com/
LIDAR Analyst Terrain analysis N https://www.textronsystems.com/products/lidar-analyst
LINDO Optimisation N https://www.lindo.com/
LP-Solve Optimisation Y http://lpsolve.sourceforge.net/5.5/
Manifold/Radian GIS N http://www.manifold.net/
Map Comparison Kit Spatio-temporal analysis Y http://www.riks.nl/products/Map-Comparison-Kit
MapGuide GIS Y https://www.osgeo.org/projects/mapguide-open-source/
MapInfo GIS N https://www.precisely.com/products/locate
MapMerger Specialised mapping N https://www.harris.com/solution/mapmerger-geospatial-vector-conflation
MAPresso Specialised mapping Y http://www.mapresso.com/
Mapserver Specialised mapping Y https://mapserver.org/
Maptext/Label EZ Specialised mapping N https://www.maptext.com/
Maptitude (Caliper) GIS N https://www.caliper.com/
Maptools GIS tools http://www.maptools.org
MAPublisher Specialised mapping (Y) https://www.avenza.com/mapublisher/
MapViewer GIS N https://www.goldensoftware.com/products/mapviewer
MASON Geosimulation Y https://cs.gmu.edu/~eclab/projects/mason/
MATLab plus toolboxes Mathematical/Statistical library N https://www.mathworks.com/
MATSim Geosimulation Y https://matsim.org/
Mondrian Visualisation (2D and 3D) Y https://www.theusrus.de/Mondrian/
Natureserve Vista Emergency and Hazard Assessment N https://www.natureserve.org/conservation-tools/natureserve-vista
NetLab Neural networks Y https://www2.aston.ac.uk/eas/research/groups/ncrg/resources
NetLogo Geosimulation Y https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/
NOISEMAP Noise mapping http://www.noisemap.ltd.uk/wpress/
NuMAP Neural networks (Y) https://www.uta.edu/faculty/manry/new_software.html
Open Layers Specialised mapping Y https://openlayers.org/
OpenMap GIS tools Y https://github.com/openmap-java/openmap
Oriana Directional analysis N http://www.kovcomp.com
OSSIM Image handling Y https://trac.osgeo.org/ossim/
PASSaGE Specialised data analysis Y https://www.passagesoftware.net/
PCRaster GIS Y https://pcraster.geo.uu.nl/
PostGIS GIS Y http://postgis.refractions.net/
PySal Mathematical/Statistical library Y https://spatial.uchicago.edu/software
QGIS GIS Y https://www.qgis.org/en/site/
R Spatial Mathematical/Statistical library Y https://cran.r-project.org/web/views/Spatial.html
R2V GIS tools N https://www.ablesw.com/r2v/index.html
REACT Logistics N https://www.mjc2.com/
Repast Simphony Geosimulation Y https://repast.github.io/index.html
RiverTools Hydrological analysis N https://www.rivix.com/
RoadEng Specialised mapping N https://www.softree.com
Rookcase Statistical analysis Y http://www.lpc.uottawa.ca/data/scripts/
RouteSmart Logistics N https://www.routesmart.com/
SAGA GIS Y http://www.saga-gis.org/
SAGE2001 (SAGE2005) Geostatistical analysis N http://www.isaaks.com/
SAM Statistical analysis Y https://www.ecoevol.ufg.br/sam/
SANET Network analysis Y http://sanet.csis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
SaTScan Cluster analysis Y https://www.satscan.org/
Smallworld GIS N https://www.ge.com/digital/applications/geospatial-network-modeling-solutions-utilities
SOM Toolbox Neural networks Y http://www.cis.hut.fi/projects/somtoolbox/
SpaceStat Statistical analysis N https://www.biomedware.com/software/spacestat/
Spatial Manager GIS/mapping package N http://www.spatialmanager.com
spdep Mathematical/Statistical library Y https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/spdep/index.html
SPLANCS Statistical analysis Y https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/splancs/index.html
SPSS (IBM) Statistical analysis N https://www.ibm.com/analytics/us/en/technology/spss/
StarLogo Geosimulation Y https://education.mit.edu/project/starlogo-nova/
STATA/IC Statistical analysis N https://www.stata.com/
Surfacewater Modeling System (SMS) Hydrological analysis N https://www.aquaveo.com/software/sms-surface-water-modeling-system-introduction
Surfer Graphing N https://www.goldensoftware.com/products/surfer
Surfit Specialised mapping Y http://surfit.sourceforge.net/surfit/index.html
SurGe Specialised mapping Y http://surgeweb.sweb.cz/
SWARM Geosimulation Y https://www.swarm.org
Synchro and SIMTraffic Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://www.trafficware.com/
TAP Telecoms/visibility analysis N https://www.softwright.com/products/tap-software/
TAS (Whitebox) Terrain analysis Y https://jblindsay.github.io/ghrg/Whitebox/index.html
TatukGIS GIS tools N https://www.tatukgis.com/
TatukGIS Editor/Viewer Viewer Y https://www.tatukgis.com/Products/EditorViewer/Description.aspx
TAUDEM Terrain analysis Y https://hydrology.usu.edu/taudem/taudem5/index.html
TDHGIS Vector based Spatial Analysis Y https://www.tdhgis.com/
TNTMips GIS (Y) https://www.microimages.com/
TransCAD Network analysis N https://www.caliper.com/tcovu.htm
TransModeller Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://www.caliper.com/transmodeler/
Truckstops Logistics N https://www.truckstopsrouting.com/us/
TSIS-CORSIM Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu/featured/TSIS/
uDig GIS Y http://udig.refractions.net/
UrbanSim Geosimulation Y https://www.urbansim.org/
Vincenty GIS tools Y http://www.ga.gov.au/earth-monitoring/geodesy/geodetic-techniques/calculation-methods.html
Virtual Terrain Project Visualisation (2D and 3D) Y http://vterrain.org
VISUM Traffic simulation and forecasting N https://vision-traffic.ptvgroup.com/en-us/products/ptv-visum/
Watershed Modeling System (WMS) Hydrological analysis N https://www.aquaveo.com/software/wms-watershed-modeling-system-introduction
What's Best Optimisation N https://www.lindo.com/
WinBUGS/GeoBUGS Statistical analysis Y https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/software/bugs/thebugs-project-geobugs/
WindNinja Specialised mapping Y https://www.firelab.org/project/windninja
WindWizard Specialised mapping (Y) https://www.firelab.org/project/windwizard
Xpress-MP Optimisation (Y) https://www.fico.com/en/products/fico-xpress-optimization

Marine GIS Tools:

GIS Tools from Federal University of Pelotas, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: