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For gvSIG there are also a few cons:
• Incomplete internationalization of the text in menus and dialog
boxes (gvSIG's first language is Spanish)
• Still maturing, especially regarding additional language support
• Minor GUI issues on some platforms
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JUMP and OpenJUMP
JUMP and OpenJUMP
are written in Java.
JUMP stands for the Java Unified Mapping Platform. OpenJUMP is
based on JUMP, created by Vivid Solutions,
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with code contributions
from Refractions Research.
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As development slowed, a group of JUMP users decided to continue
development under the name OpenJUMP. This group created a “fork”
of the JUMP source code and continued development apart from the
JUMP development team. As a result, the two programs are similar, but
different and incompatibilities have been introduced. For example, you
can't use all OpenJUMP plugins in JUMP, and vice versa. In addition,
there are no less than four other derivatives based on the original JUMP
work at various stages in its development. These include DeeJUMP,
SkyJUMP, PirolJUMP, and KOSMO.
The latest version of JUMP (1.2) released in November 2006 added sup-
port for rasters, spatial databases (PostGIS), and enhanced query capa-
bility. Most of these features were subsequently ported to OpenJUMP.
While development on JUMP seems to have come to a standstill, the
development of OpenJUMP continues with volunteer efforts.
As far as the fork goes, generally speaking it's considered undesirable
for a project in the open source world. The end result in this case is two
or more projects with similar goals and a common root, all under active
development. Which you might use is up to you, based on the features
and stability you desire. When it comes to the JUMP family, you have
six choices, so you'll have a bit of homework to do if you decide the
JUMP lineage is for you.
While not as strong on the analysis end of the spectrum as GRASS, it
does have a lot of useful features for all classes of users. Its support of
GIS standards and good feature set make it attractive to a lot of folks.
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The issues were noted during a review of the 1.1 version and are being addressed by
the development team.
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