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ArcGIS

Stacks125

Followers175

+ 1

Votes20

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Stacks352

Followers365

+ 1

Votes30

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ArcGIS vs PostGIS: What are the differences?

Developers describe ArcGIS as "A geographic information system for working with maps *". It is a geographic information system for working with maps and geographic information. It is used for creating and using maps, compiling geographic data, analyzing mapped information, sharing and much more. On the other hand, *PostGIS** is detailed as "Open source spatial database". PostGIS is a spatial database extender for PostgreSQL object-relational database. It adds support for geographic objects allowing location queries to be run in SQL.

ArcGIS belongs to "Mapping APIs" category of the tech stack, while PostGIS can be primarily classified under "Database Tools".

PostGIS is an open source tool with 663 GitHub stars and 251 GitHub forks. Here's a link to PostGIS's open source repository on GitHub.

According to the StackShare community, PostGIS has a broader approval, being mentioned in 62 company stacks & 105 developers stacks; compared to ArcGIS, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 5 developer stacks.

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Pros of ArcGIS

Pros of PostGIS

7
Reponsive
4
A lot of widgets
4
Data driven vizualisation
2
3D
2
Easy tà learn
1
Easy API

25
De facto GIS in SQL
5
Good Documentation

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What are some alternatives to ArcGIS and PostGIS?

Google Maps

Create rich applications and stunning visualisations of your data, leveraging the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and usability of Google Maps and a modern web platform that scales as you grow.

Tableau

Tableau can help anyone see and understand their data. Connect to almost any database, drag and drop to create visualizations, and share with a click.

Mapbox

We make it possible to pin travel spots on Pinterest, find restaurants on Foursquare, and visualize data on GitHub.

Power BI

It aims to provide interactive visualizations and business intelligence capabilities with an interface simple enough for end users to create their own reports and dashboards.

Leaflet

Leaflet is an open source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. It is developed by Vladimir Agafonkin of MapBox with a team of dedicated contributors. Weighing just about 30 KB of gzipped JS code, it has all the features most developers ever need for online maps.

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ArcGIS vs PostGIS