Global Mapper is a geographic information system (GIS) software package currently developed by Blue Marble Geographics.
According to bluemarblegeo.com, Global Mapper has built in functionality for:
- distance and area calculations,
- raster blending,
- feathering,
- spectral analysis,
- elevation querying,
- line of sight calculations,
- cut-and-fill volume calculations,
- advanced capabilities like image rectification,
- contour generation from surface data,
- view shed analysis,
- watershed delineation,
- sea level rise modeling,
- terrain layer comparison, and
- triangulation and gridding of 3D point data.
