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GRASS GIS vs Perian

A side-by-side look at GRASS GIS and Perian. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GRASS GIS

GRASS GIS

Science & Engineering

GRASS GIS is a free and open source geographic information system used for geospatial data management, analysis, graphics and maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization. It operates on various operating systems including Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.

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Perian

Perian

Video & Movies

Perian is a free, open source QuickTime component that adds native support for many popular video formats like AVI, FLV, and MKV to QuickTime Player and other QuickTime-based applications on Mac OS X.

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