Quantum GIS

Quantum GIS Publisher's Description:
Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) that runs on Mac OS X, Linux, Unix, 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. We welcome contributions from our user community in the form of code contributions, bug fixes, bug reports, contributed documentation, advocacy and supporting other users on our mailing lists and forums. Financial contributions are also welcome.

WHAT'S NEW

Version 0.9:

* Python bindings - This is the major focus of this release it is now possible to create plugins using python. It is also possible to create GIS enabled applications written in python that use the QGIS libraries.
* Removed automake build system - QGIS now needs CMake for compilation.
* Many new GRASS tools added (with thanks to http://faunalia.it/)
* Map Composer updates
* Crash fix for 2.5D shapefiles
* The QGIS libraries have been refactored and better organised.
* Improvements to the GeoReferencer