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Software
The FreeBSD Ports and Packages Collection offers a simple way for users and administrators to install applications from either source or precompiled binary packages. Many applications related to OpenStreetMap and GIS in general can be found in Ports collection, including, but not limited to:
Software directly related to OpenStreetMap
Editors and viewers
| Name | Description | Port |
|---|---|---|
| Glosm | 3D OpenGL renderer for OpenStreetMap | graphics/glosm |
| JOSM | A comprehensive editor for OpenStreetMap.org database | astro/josm |
| Merkaartor | An openstreetmap mapping program | astro/merkaartor |
Convertors and data processing utilities
| Name | Description | Port |
|---|---|---|
| Mapnik | A Free Toolkit For Developing Mapping Applications | graphics/mapnik |
| mkgmap | Convert OpenStreetMap data into a Garmin format | astro/mkgmap |
| mkgmap's splitter | Tile splitter for mkgmap | astro/mkgmap-splitter |
| osm2mp | OpenStreetMap data into Polish map format (MP) convertor | converters/osm2mp |
| osm2pgsql | Convert OSM XML data to PostgreSQL database | converters/osm2pgsql |
| Osmosis | A command line java app for processing OpenStreetMap data | astro/osmosis |
Development libraries and modules
| Name | Description | Port |
|---|---|---|
| Osmium | C++/Javascript framework for working with OSM files | astro/osmium |
| libosmpbf | Library for handling binary OpenStreetMap data | astro/libosmpbf |
| Geo::Coder::OSM perl module | Geocode addresses with the OpenStreetMap Nominatim API | misc/p5-Geo-Coder-OSM |
| Geo::Parse::OSM perl module | OpenStreetMap XML file regexp parser | textproc/p5-Geo-Parse-OSM |
Other GIS and related software
| Name | Description | Port |
|---|---|---|
| geoserver | An Open Source GIS Server | graphics/geoserver |
| mapserver | System for developing web-based GIS applications | graphics/mapserver |
| TWMS | Tiny WMS server | www/twms |
| QGIS | Geographical Information System (GIS) data viewer | graphics/qgis |
Tools related to GPS and navigation
| Name | Description | Port |
|---|---|---|
| GPSBabel | A gps file translating tool | astro/gpsbabel |
| GPSD | A daemon that recognizes various GPS devices and makes positioning data available via TCP-based protocol | astro/gpsd |
| GpsDrive | A GPS navigation system | astro/gpsdrive |
| GPSMan | A Tcl/Tk-based GPS management utility | astro/gpsman |
| gpxloggerd | A flexible GPX logging daemon, client of GPSD | astro/gpxloggerd |
| Prune | Application for viewing, editing and converting GPS coordinate data | astro/prune |
| QLandkarteGT | The ultimate outdoor aficionado's tool | astro/qlandkartegt |
| Viking | Program to manage GPS data (tracks, waypoints, etc) | astro/viking |
Useful contacts
User:AMDmi3 is FreeBSD ports committer and maintainer of some of above listed ports, so ask him to have something updated/ported.