Tools that Support Postgis

Open Source Loading Data

• Shp2Pgsql ExamplesShp2Pgsql
• ogr2ogr - OGR Examples
•  Dxf2PostGIS ( Home Page)

Open Source Extracting Data

• Pgsql2Shp ExamplesPgsql2Shp
• ogr2ogr - OGR Examples

Commercial Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)

•  Safe FME Desktop Translator/Converter and Server Translator and Converter

Web-Based GIS Displaying Data - Open/Free?

•  Mapserver
•  GeoServer (Java-based WFS / WMS -server )
•  SharpMap SDK - for ASP.NET 2.0
•  MapGuide Open Source (using  FDO)

Web-Based GIS - Closed/Proprietary?

•  Ionic Red Spider (now ERDAS)
•  Cadcorp GeognoSIS
•  Iwan Mapserver (free)
•  MapDotNet Server
•  MapGuide Enterprise (using  FDO)

Desktop GIS Displaying Data - Open/Free?

•  uDig
•  QGIS
•  mezoGIS
• JUMP
•  OpenJUMP
•  OpenEV
•  SharpMap SDK - for Microsoft.NET 2.0
•  ZigGIS for ArcGIS/ArcObjects.NET - uses MS.NET Framework 2.0
•  GvSIG

Desktop GIS Analysis - Open/Free?

•  GRASS using OGR driver:  Import  Export  Virtual map link

Desktop - Closed/Proprietary?

•  Safe Software FME
•  Cadcorp SIS
•  Microimages TNTmips GIS
•  ESRI ArcSDE/ ArcGIS 9.3
•  Manifold
•  GeoConcept
•  MapInfo (v10)
•  AutoCAD Map 3D (using  FDO)