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7 Best Free and Open Source Geophysics, Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Tools
Geophysics, seismology, seismic analysis, earthquake hazard, and engineering simulation.
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6 Best Free and Open Source Geology and Earth-Surface Science Tools
Discover the best free and open source geology and Earth-surface science tools for mapping, modelling, visualization and surveying.
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Oceananigans – ocean fluid dynamics simulations on CPUs and GPUs
Oceananigans.jl is a Julia package for simulating incompressible geophysical fluid dynamics on CPUs and GPUs.
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SeaDAS Toolbox – NASA ocean colour data processing tools
SeaDAS Toolbox contains the core NASA SeaDAS science-processing integration and tools used with the Sea, Earth and Atmosphere Data Analysis System.
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Orfeo ToolBox – remote sensing image processing library
OTB is a collection of remote-sensing image processing algorithms for very large optical, multispectral, hyperspectral and radar images.
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SNAP Engine – Earth observation processing platform
SNAP Engine is the core processing platform behind the European Space Agency’s Sentinel Application Platform (SNAP).
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Landlab – numerical modelling of Earth-surface dynamics
Landlab is a Python package for the numerical modelling of Earth-surface dynamics.
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GemPy – construct three-dimensional geological models
GemPy is a Python library for constructing three-dimensional geological models.
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MetPy – read, visualize and perform calculations with weather data
MetPy is a Python library that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for working with meteorological data.
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OpenDrift – framework for ocean trajectory modelling
OpenDrift is a Python-based framework for modelling the trajectories and behaviour of particles, objects, or substances drifting in the ocean and atmosphere.
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ObsPy – framework to process, analyse, and visualise seismological data
ObsPy is free and open source software.
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SAGA – System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses
SAGA (System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses) is a hybrid Geographic Information System (GIS) software for the analysis of spatial data.
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GeoServer – share and edit geospatial data
GeoServer is a server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. It’s free and open source software.
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WhiteboxTools – advanced geospatial data analysis platform
WhiteboxTools is an advanced geospatial data analysis platform. It contains over 475 tools that easily plug into QGIS and ArcGIS.
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MapServer – system for developing web-based GIS applications
MapServer is a system for developing web-based GIS applications.
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ncview – netCDF visual browser
ncview is software to get a quick and easy viewer for NetCDF files. View simple movies of the data, view along various dimensions.
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GrADS – Grid Analysis and Display System
GrADS is an interactive desktop tool that is used for easy access, manipulation, and visualization of earth science data.
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Therion – processes survey data and generates maps or 3D models of caves
Therion is a tool for cave surveying. This application archive survey data on computer in a form as close to the original notes and sketches.
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Survex – open source cave-surveying software package
Survex is free and open source software suite to process, view, and print cave survey data. This is cross-platform software.
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