# Open Source Chapter of the Springer Handbook of Geographic Information

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**Created:** [August 8, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/open-source-chapter-of-the-springer-handbook-of-geographic-information/3195 "2022-08-08T18:20:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![pwessel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/pwessel/32/30_2.png) [@pwessel](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/pwessel)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/open-source-chapter-of-the-springer-handbook-of-geographic-information/3195/1 "2022-08-08T18:20:28Z")

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Since I was asked (4 years ago…) to write a few pages about GMT in this Springer handbook of Geographic Information they are making the chapter on Open Source GIS available for free during the month of August only. If interested, please help yourself while available:

> **[Open Source – GIS](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-53125-6_30)**
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> This chapter provides an overview over the current spectrum of free and open source licensed geospatial software tools and communities. The number of available open source geospatial tools continues to grow and diversify, while new fields of...

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**Author:** ![Andreas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/open-source-chapter-of-the-springer-handbook-of-geographic-information/3195/2 "2022-08-08T20:38:21Z")

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Thanks for sharing!

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**Author:** ![PlanetGus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/planetgus/32/303_2.png) [@PlanetGus](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/PlanetGus)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/open-source-chapter-of-the-springer-handbook-of-geographic-information/3195/3 "2022-08-09T19:14:02Z")

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One more thing to add to the reading list … Why do people keep working during summer \>\<