# Open Source software chapter of the new Springer GIS Handbook – free download

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The Open Source software chapter of the new Springer Handbook of Geographic Information is available for free download during August only, including an entry on GPlates. Another week to go for free downloads!

> **[Open Source – GIS](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-53125-6_30)**
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> This chapter provides an overview over the current spectrum of free and open source licensed geospatial software tools and communities. The number of available open source geospatial tools continues to grow and diversify, while new fields of...