Gaia

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Gaia

Summary

Type of tool

Application

Function

Mapping

Online / Desktop

Desktop

Computer infrastructure

Windows .NET Framework

Development status

Version 3.1 Beta 2

Time of use

As a post process

Licence

Freeware

Gaia 3 is a Windows application for accessing, visualizing and sharing location content.1

 

Description

Gaia 3 lets you seamlessly access and use a vast array of location content and services from your Windows desktop – including Microsoft Virtual Earth, Yahoo! Maps, Google Earth KML/KMZ, OGC GML, ESRI Shapefiles, OGC WMS, WFS, WCS services and more.2

 

Gaia main form has six general sections: 1. Main menu. 2. Map layers panel. 3. My notes panel. 4. Tools toolbar. 5. Map panel. 6. Status bar.3

 

Gaia 3 was developed with CarbonTools PRO, an extension to Microsoft .NET Framework that supports advanced location content handling, mapping and sharing. Software developers can get the Gaia 3 source code by purchasing CarbonTools PRO.4

 

Function

  • Visualisation tools
    • Maps
  • Non-biological data
    • Environmental data
  • User interface
    • Personal use
    • Visual presentation

 

Why use this tool?

Gaia uses geospatial content from different sources and overlay them into a single map view, with each layer individually configured and styled.5

 

Who will use this tool?

  • Data users

 

How will the tool be used?

  • Open Geospatial Consortium sources such as WMS, WCS, WFS6
  • Commercial services such as Microsoft Virtual Earth, Yahoo Maps7
  • Other formats: ESRI shapefiles, Google Earth KML/KMZ, DXF, MIF and GML8
  • Windows .NET framework
  • Desktop application

 

Where in the data chain could this tool be used?

  • User’s machine

 

When could this tool be used?

  • As a post process, after data is with the user

 

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