As I dig deeper into the GIS world, I’ve been taking some notes that others might find useful.
QGIS – https://qgis.org/en/site/
QGIS is a free and open-source cross-platform desktop GIS application that supports viewing, editing, and analysis of geospatial data.
ArcGIS – http://www.arcgis.com
Commercial GIS software costing $100-$1,000 per year. Offers new cloud based solution ArcGIS Online, and the traditional ArcGIS Pro which is desktop software.
GeoServer – http://geoserver.org
Under OSGeo - GeoServer is an open-source server written in Java that allows users to share, process and edit geospatial data.
PostGIS – https://postgis.net
PostGIS is a spatial database extender for PostgreSQL object-relational database. It adds support for geographic objects allowing location queries to be run in SQL.
OpenLayers – https://openlayers.org
OpenLayers makes it easy to put a dynamic map in any web page. It can display map tiles, vector data and markers loaded from any source.
Turf – http://turfjs.org
Turf is a JavaScript library for spatial analysis. It includes traditional spatial operations, helper functions for creating GeoJSON data, and data classification and statistics tools.
OSGeo – https://www.osgeo.org
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, is a non-profit non-governmental organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data.
GIS Specialization on Coursera by UC Davis - https://www.coursera.org/specializations/gis
A set of 5 separate courses estimated to take 6 months to complete covering all things GIS, mostly ArcGIS Desktop (not ArcGIS Online). $50 usd per month to participate.
Here are a few mapping projects I found interesting, especially related to Tokyo as this was used while presenting the first Geo Tokyo Meetup.