Tag Archives: open source

Europe strengthens its technological sovereignty: also through geospatial data

Posted on 12/06/2026 by Alvaro

On 3 June 2026, the European Commission adopted a new package of measures to strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty. The package includes two legislative proposals —the Chips Act 2.0 and the Cloud and AI Development Act— together with the European Open … Continue reading →

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Technological sovereignty: when dependency is no longer an option

Posted on 26/01/2026 by Alvaro

For years, at gvSIG we have insisted on a concept that was often dismissed as ideological, romantic, or even naïve: technological sovereignty. Today, in a context marked by geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, and structural dependence on external technologies, this … Continue reading →

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Recording of Workshop to learn how to use gvSIG Desktop 2.6

Posted on 08/01/2024 by Alvaro

To follow it, you’ll need to download the portable version 2.6 of gvSIG for your operating system: Windows 64 – Windows 32 – Linux 64 – Linux 32 You’ll have to extract it to a folder without spaces. For example, … Continue reading →

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The Municipality of Durazno puts faith in gvSIG for its Spatial Data Infrastructure

Posted on 14/05/2021 by Mario

The Durazno Departmental Administration, which manages one of the nineteen departments that make up the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, has launched its Spatial Data Infrastructure, putting faith in gvSIG Online as the technological base for the management of all its … Continue reading →

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Spatial Data Infrastructure and Central Address System of Uruguay

Posted on 17/11/2020 by Alvaro

Two projects that have allowed to evolve the geographic information management in the Government of Uruguay are presented. Both projects are based on the gvSIG Suite technologies, a catalog of open source software solutions where gvSIG Online is included, a … Continue reading →

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Where is open source GIS software going? gvSIG article at TWINGEO Magazine

Posted on 07/07/2020 by Alvaro

TWINGEO magazine asked us for an article that answered the question “Where is open source GIS software going?” At a technical level, the software applied to geographic information management will follow similar dynamics, regardless of its license. It must be … Continue reading →

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PANACEA. Plataforma de Biodiversidad del Mediterráneo con gvSIG Online

Posted on 05/12/2019 by Alvaro

En las pasadas Jornadas de gvSIG, Antonio Sánchez del Centro Temático Europeo de la Universidad de Málaga presentó un interesantísimo proyecto que engloba a unas 200 entidades de todo tipo de 18 países. En total 70 áreas protegidas del Mediterráneo. … Continue reading →

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Learn GIS with free online courses and open source

Posted on 10/09/2019 by Alvaro

Geography is increasingly being recognised as a critically important element of data. Reality is expressed on the territory. Tools that allow us to manage the territory will allow us to manage the reality. “A geographic information system (GIS) is a … Continue reading →

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The 4th gvSIG Festival is coming

Posted on 04/02/2019 by Alvaro

For the fourth year running we launch the 4th gvSIG Festival, the online conference in which anyone in the world with an Internet connection can attend or participate as a speaker. The event will be held in March 27th and … Continue reading →

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Free Course: GIS for Archaeologists

Posted on 19/12/2018 by Mario

In recent years, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have radically evolved the way in which spatial data are collected, analyzed and interpreted. Because of their characteristics, GIS have become useful applications for archaeologists. The appearance of gvSIG, with a complete suite … Continue reading →

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