GIS Software
There is both commercial and open source software available to analyze GIS data.
Commercial GIS Software
- ArcGIS 9.X - the latest version fo the ESRI GIS software - available at three levels of increasing functionality: ArView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo. The ArcGIS software package provides advanced spatial data integration and presentation with advanced spatial and statistical analysis.
The following software also support shapefiles:
- ArcView 3.X
- Intergraph GeoMedia
- Maptitude Mapping Software
- MapInfo
- Manifold System
- See Wikipedia's List_of_GIS_software for more packages.