GIS Knoppix

GIS-Knoppix is a bootable Linux CD with pre-installed GIS software. It is based on Knoppix. It can be very useful for classes without a working Linux installation, or just for demo purposes.

It features:

Linux with KDE and many applications

GRASS 6.0.0beta with Spearfish dataset

Raster/vector GIS, image processing system, and graphics production system

UMN MapServer 4.4.1

Environment for building spatially enabled Internet applications

PostgreSQL 7.4.6 / PostGIS

Postgres database with PostGIS extension

MySQL 4.1.9

MySQL database with spatial extensions

QGis 0.6

Viewer and data analysis for vector and raster data with PostGIS support

TerraView 2.0

Viewer and data analysis for vector with DB support

Jump 1.1.2

Workbench for viewing, editing, and processing spatial datasets

Thuban 1.0.0

Interactive geographic data viewer

MapLab 2.0.1

Suite of web-based tools to create and manage MapServer applications and map files

MapDesk 0.7

Viewer/editor for UMN Mapserver

Interlis

Compiler and UML editor for Interlis formats

and other software

GPSdrive, GPSMan, ...

Current version is 1.2, which you can buy trough an e-store. Version 1.0 has less applications and they aren’t the latest releases (GRASS 5.4, etc), but can be downloaded as an ISO image. Please note this is free/libre open source software.