--- description: Review of Global Mapper Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Global Mapper | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [GIS Software](/directory/3501/gis/software) > [Global Mapper](/software/498340/Global-Mapper) # Global Mapper Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/498340/Global-Mapper Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/498340/Global-Mapper?page=2) > Global Mapper is a comprehensive geographic information system (GIS) software that provides both novice and experienced geospatial professionals with a wide array of spatial data processing tools. The software offers access to multiple file formats, including vector, raster, elevation, and point cloud data. This allows users to work with a diverse range of geospatial information. Global Mapper caters to GIS professionals, map enthusiasts, geospatial analysts, cartographers, and drone operators. It features an intuitive user interface and logical layout to ensure a streamlined learning curve.The software includes features such as access to favorite scripts and online data sources. Users can generate parallel lines from selected vector features and configure camera parameters within the 3D viewer. Global Mapper supports Cloud Optimized Point Clouds (COPC) and Esri SLPK files. It also provides connection to various online data sources like aerial imagery, elevation data, and topographic maps. The software offers visualization of 2D and 3D data with customizable shaders. Users can record HD fly-through videos in the 3D viewer. It also provides a comprehensive set of tools for vector data creation, editing, and analysis. This includes specialized geometric tools and the Spatial Operations tool for complex vector layer comparisons and feature creation. The software also has a data display and analysis capabilities. These include visual adjustment tools, raster calculation using built-in formulas for NDVI, NDWI, and custom formulas, as well as dynamic terrain visualization and analysis. Additionally, Global Mapper supports workflow optimization and data processing through its scripting functionality and batch processing function. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 7 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 7 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Blue Marble Geographics ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 700.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Global Mapper is the based cost, Global Mapper Pro builds on top to unlock advanced features such as photogrammetric processing, lidar classification and python scripting. The starting price is for standard, and the top price for each license type is for Global Mapper Pro. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 202 more ## Features - 3D Imaging - API - Census Data Integration - Color Codes/Icons - Data Collection - Data Import/Export - Data Mapping - Data Visualization - Geographic Maps - Geolocation - Geotargeting - Labeling - Map Creation - Route Optimization - Spatial Analysis - Statistical Analysis - Trend Analysis ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [GIS Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/3501/gis/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The very first introduction of this software made me impressed about the easiest rater-based data analysis in a few minutes compared to other GIS-based software. It is comprised of user-friendly customized toolsets that can present a quick analysis of cross-section creation, watershed generation, stream layer extraction, and cut \& fill volume measurements using the Digital Elevation Model (DEM). I have been working in landslide hazard zonation mapping works since 2020, there I utilized this software to support landform mapping works. I used Global Mapper to generate some input data for creating landform maps. Ex: Watershed layer generation for different cell values based on DEM data. I have to add only the DEM layer and define the cell value then it just takes seconds to create a watershed layer for 40 km2 map area. I have used this software to generate cross-sections and measure some characters of the landslides. Ex: Crown width, Crown height, Initiation area length, Maximum width, Length of landslide, Width at the middle, Initiation area slope angle, and Deposited area slope angle. Generating a cross-section with Global Mapper provides informatic profile details. The elevation profile generated through this software consisted of details of Start Position, Start Height, End Position, End Height, Path Length \& etc. > > **Cons**: In our organization, we normally use File Geodatabase Format to store geospatial data. But Global Mapper doesn’t support adding data from File Geodatabase. Therefore, I have to export the particular raster data into a normal file format and then add it to Global Mapper. > > The overall experience of Global Mapper is really impressive with regards to raster-based data analysis. It is less time-consuming \& easy to use compared to other GIS-based software I had used before. ----- ### "Programa versatil para el procesamiento de informacion geografica." — 5.0/5 > **Rafael Dario** | *1 April 2023* | Research | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Es una herramienta muy util por la versatilidad de acceso y procesamiento que tiene con diferentes formatos de archivos, la gran opcion de formato permite trabajar con multiples operaciones entre archivos gis, o espaciales. Posee adaptabilidad de complementos para trabajar con otros codigo > > **Cons**: Es una herramienta que debido a su costo es de acceso limitado para usuarios, aunque es bien compensado por su aplicaciones con imagenes satelitales y repositorios espaciales. > > He utilizado diferentes ocasiones globalmapper por su facilidad de utilizacion de archivos de en formato grid, lo que permite aplicary operar en otros archivos. Posterior permite su conversion a otros formatos compatibles. ----- ### "Best companion product for effective raster-based geo- spatial analysis" — 4.0/5 > **Jayaprakash** | *10 April 2022* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I have been using global mapper for 4 years (from the 19.0 version to pro). Easy to use GUI provides better experience in accessing tools and perform the analysis by few clicks. Compared to other geo-spatial software, some of the time-consuming geo-processing tasks have been simplified and incorporated in single tool. Especially, watershed delineation, Cross-section section generation, flood level simulation and various geometric calculations including cut and fill volume measurement based on Digital Elevation Model (DEM) can be performed easily just by defining few parameters. Further advanced drone-imagery based orthophoto, point-cloud, mesh and DEM creation can be done effectively using newly added image processing tools. This software supports data retrieval from various geo-spatial databases and incorporates almost every spatial data format which makes it easier to import the work done in other software and export the output into preferred format rather than using eternal data conversion tools. > > **Cons**: This is a commercial product, thus accessibility to this software licensing requires considerable amount of money. However, cost of the license is much cheaper than other similar products available in the market and there are number of licensing option available (single user, network license). I Had some hardware incompatibility issue while activating cluster processing to work with large-scaled drone-based point cloud data. > > I was able to perform various geo-spatial analytic tasks effectively using Global Mapper. Especially, raster-based analysis can be done without much effort compared to other software. Recent developments added vast number of image processing and simulation tools that let users to get insightful information from the imagery data. ----- ### "Carte" — 5.0/5 > **Salomon** | *13 May 2023* | Renewables & Environment | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Très bon logiciel que je recommande aux personnes ou entreprises qui me consulter > > **Cons**: Augmenter l'interface pour une interaction aux les autres logiciels > > Très bon logiciel à utiliser pour les différentes cartes et il donne de très bonnes images ----- ### "good survey program" — 5.0/5 > **Jamal** | *24 November 2022* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use in converting between geo-references and also very good in converting between many program formats > > **Cons**: The program keeps pace with the development of new surveying programs and devices > > The general experience with the program is complete satisfaction in displaying different formats of information with conversion to different programs ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/498340/Global-Mapper?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/498340/Global-Mapper) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data