Analiza odrtokodnih in brezplačnih geografskih informacijskih sistemov s poudarkom na spletni dostopnosti in funkcionalnosti

Marko Urh; Uroš Rajkovič; Iztok Bitenc; Davorin Kofjač

doi:10.31449/upinf.37

Authors

Marko Urh Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za organizacijske vede
Uroš Rajkovič Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za organizacijske vede
Iztok Bitenc Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za organizacijske vede
Davorin Kofjač Univerza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za organizacijske vede

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31449/upinf.37

Keywords:

information systems, geographic information systems, open source and free geographic information systems, multi-criteria decision making

Abstract

The paper illustrates the analysis and selection of open source and free geographic information systems. It first explains the terms geographic information systems and open source software and then presents the free and open source software focusing on its most salient features. We also look into the free and open source software advantages and disadvantages and describe geographic information systems, the concept of data in geographic information systems, functionalities as well as their purposes and applications. We closely look at some of the most prominent representatives of open source and free geographic information systems, which were selected for further analysis and evaluation. The functions of geographic information systems are also analysed in more detail. The paper also describes some of the indicators of the official websites of these systems, such as PageRank, TrustRank, GlobalRank, Bounce Rate etc. The assessment of the geographic information system was made using a multi-criteria decision model based on the Kepner-Tregoe method. The choice of the geographic information system is influenced by many factors and the decision for the best one is by no means an easy one.