NeXtEarth - Other Mapping Applications

Mapping Tool NeXtEarth NeXtMidas
MAP Option(1)
OpenMap(2) OpenEnv GoogleMaps
(NXM Client)(3)
GoogleEarth OpenGIS
WMS(4)
License GOTS GOTS Open Source Open Source Server: COTS
Client: GOTS
COTS(5) Unknown
Support GOTS
(Site Support Available)
GOTS
(Site Support Available)
Paid Support Paid Support
(Canadian Company)
Server: Paid Support
Client: GOTS
Paid Support Limited Support
(Netherlands Company)
OS Availability Java-Based Java-Based Java-Based Linux/Windows
Solaris/IRIX
Java-Based Windows
Only
Windows
Only
Integrated into Midas Applications Yes Yes No No Yes No No
Handles Large Data Sets (1-2 TB) Yes Yes No Possibly(6) Yes Yes No
Handles NGA Maps (RPF) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Easy to Add Features/Ellipses Yes Yes No No Yes Unknown No
Images Over Network Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
Available on Correct Network Yes n/a n/a n/a No No No

(1) Basic version of MAP Option Tree without using MAPSERVER.
(2) Standard version of OpenMap.
(3) NeXtMidas client for GoogleMaps connecting to Google server.
(4) Reference implementation available from Demis.
(5) Client is freely available, server requires payment.
(6) Claims to be able to "gacefully handle very large (gigabyte) raster datasets," not tested with larger data sets.