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Global Mapper vs Openfire

A side-by-side look at Global Mapper and Openfire. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Global Mapper

Global Mapper

Office & Productivity

Global Mapper is a versatile GIS (Geographic Information System) software application used for viewing, editing, analyzing, and converting geospatial data. It supports a wide range of raster and vector data formats allowing easy integration of spatial data.

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Openfire

Openfire

Social & Communications

Openfire is an open source instant messaging and chat server. It uses the XMPP protocol and can be configured to work with many chat clients such as Spark, Pidgin, and Web clients. It is written in Java and has features like group chat, messaging archive, and plugins.

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