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Explore GISBox: Free GIS Tools for Environmental Planning

In my work on environmental planning, I have come to realize the importance of geographic information systems (GIS). However, traditional GIS software is expensive and complicated to operate, making it difficult for inexperienced clients (Party A) to directly participate in projects, and planning often stalls. In the midst of all this, I came across the completely free GIS tool "GISBox," which completely changed the way I work.

  1. Free data publishing function In environmental planning, publishing and sharing data is extremely important. With GISBox's free data publishing function, you can easily publish processed data as a service and share it with team members and partners. GISBox supports major publishing protocols such as 3DTiles, Terrain, and WMTS, and is completely free. This was a truly groundbreaking feature for me.

For example, if you want to integrate urban topographical data and satellite image data and make it available for other departments to use, GISBox can quickly process the data and provide it as a service. This has significantly improved work efficiency and made the project progress smoother.

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  1. Real-time editing of oblique photos In environmental planning, the accuracy of topographic data is crucial. With the real-time editing of oblique photos in GISBox, you can easily process and optimize oblique photo data.

Particularly useful are features such as fracture repair, riverbed subsidence processing, and terrain alignment, which are very useful in real-world work.

For example, when processing urban oblique photo data, the data may contain broken parts. This can hinder visualization and analysis, but with the fracture repair function in GISBox, you can quickly correct the broken parts and make the data smooth and consistent.

  1. Supports various format conversion In environmental planning, a wide variety of GIS data formats must be handled. GISBox supports conversion of various formats, including GEO-TIFF, OSGB, PVT, FBX, and OBJ, which dramatically increases the flexibility of data processing.

Recently, in one project, we needed to convert satellite image data in GEO-TIFF format to 3DTiles format for use in a 3D visualization platform. When I converted the data using GISBox, the quality of the data was very high and it perfectly met my requirements.

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  1. Easy to use even for beginners
    The user interface of GISBox is very easy to understand, even for beginners. In addition, it has a wide range of function options, and is designed to satisfy everyone from beginners to professionals.
    After using it, I was able to master the basic operations in a short time and handle advanced functions smoothly.

  2. Summary
    GISBox is an excellent GIS tool that is completely free, highly functional, and simple to use.
    By utilizing it, you can significantly reduce your work time and effort and improve the accuracy and efficiency of data processing.

As someone involved in environmental planning, GISBox has become an indispensable tool.
I would like you to try it out. I'm sure you will have an experience that exceeds your expectations!

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