OpenJUMP
OpenJUMP
What is OpenJump?
”JUMP is a computer program that uses a unified mapping platform as a visualisation framework … ” (changed ESRI key note on What is GIS? by M. Bobzien)
:o) But to be a bit more serious..
OpenJUMP is an open source GIS software written in Java. It is based on JUMP GIS by Vivid Solutions
First of all… => see also here
- It is a Vector GIS that can read rasters as well
- OpenJUMP is known to work on Windows, Linux and Mac platforms, but should work on any operating system that runs Java 1.5 or later.
- It is not just another free demo viewer, but you can edit, save, analyze etc. with JUMP / OpenJUMP
- It works, even with medium size datasets, and with professional touch
- It provides a GIS API with a flexible plugin structure, so that new features are relatively easy to develope around the sound mapping platform.
- It utilises standards like GML, WMS and WFS
- It is already translated in English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portugese and Spanish. The translation in other languages is in progress.
- ..and it is free (under the GPL license).
Further.. OpenJUMP adds some key enhancements to the original JUMP software
including
- I18N (internationalization),
- more drawing and geometry editing tools,
- advanced attribute query,
- enhanced set of selection tools,
- image export in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format,
- option to show the actual map scale,
- function to copy objects including attributes,
- a tool to zoom to a user defined map scale,
- it can show layers dependent on the current map scale,
- preparation for MrSID raster files
- ...
- for a listing of all current OpenJUMP functionality see our short OpenJUMP List of Functions.
- A list of supported file formats can be found here: Import Export File
OpenJUMP is the result of a larger umbrella project called the JUMP Pilot Project (JPP). The OpenJUMP network consists of english speaking Jump-Pilot Project, the french Projet SIGLE, the german University of Osnabrück project Pirol, the companies Lat/Lon GmbH (producers of the deegree web map server) and Integrated Systems Analysts, Inc. ; and a number of others, such as freelancers, people from municipalities, reserach institutes and universities (University of Zurich, EPFL, Ostrava University, Hafen-City University Hamburg,... ).
A list of contributers can be found here
Acknowledgments
We like to thank VividSolutions Inc., especially Martin Davis and Jon Aquino for giving us a free and opensource GIS and for their constant support in the further JUMP development.