The MapWindow application is a free, extensible, geographic information system (GIS) that can be used:

• As an alternative desktop GIS
• To distribute data to others
• To develop and distribute custom spatial data analyses

MapWinGIS ActiveX Control
At the core of the MapWindow application is the MapWinGIS ActiveX control. Using this control, you can program custom mapping functionality directly into your own software

• Open source component (free distribution)
• Complete GIS API for shapefile and grid data
• Many built in GIS functions

What makes this GIS tool different than the others?
MapWindow is free to use and redistribute to your clients and other end users.

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