Global Mapper Reviews & Product Details

It is a great tool for geographic information system and offers an extensive assortment of vector and raster processing tools and includes a comprehensive collection of analysis functions, with an emphasis on 3D and terrain visualization and analysis. As a one-stop alternative for multi-step GIS workflows, Global Mapper provides a complete suite of geospatial tools in one easy-to-use application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In this tool are least amount of symbolistation and print layouts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Global Mapper will take just about any file you throw at it and export it in just about any other. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The lack of professional map making tools that other GIS software packages have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like the ability to look and interpret 3D terrain data. LiDAR data is easy to manage within Global Mapper. If you need to perform QC on terrain data, Global Mapper works very well for that. Global Mapper can also many different data files. Great access to downloading online data from various sources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Coming from ArcGIS, some of the analysis functions are not as straight forward but I'm not sure that's a fault of Global Mapper. It's not the best for digitizing. It can't handle geodatbases such as FGDB or FGDB but it can handle SHP files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Opens any file type, whether its from ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Google Earth, literally anything we've come across that is mapping related we can run through Global Mapper no problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not a very polished product, that said I am not using the most current version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very easy to use - the interface is very intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Manipulation of landforms could be improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Global mapper is a cost effective way to manage, clip, and even process imagery products. I have used this product to do everything from image processing, custom image tiles with scripting, LAS viewing/development, and managing image libraries. There is no better image software that can beat Global Mapper for the money! I always had great customer service with quick responses as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Clumsy overall layout. Some of the program settings are buried deep into the menu chains. Other than that I have no issues. This is nothing that can't be alleviated by reading the help menus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fantastically easy to use - it simply does the job at a very reasonable price.

Very easy to import almost all types of geospatial data formats and elevation daa.

Very quick to render images and models. Able to create "fly throughs" for presentations, videos, etc.

Conversion of file types and changing of projections is as easy as it could be. Only a limited amount of knowledge about geospatial data and projections is required.

A very reasonable price for a licence ($500 I believe). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am struggling to think of things that I dislike about Global Mapper as it does a small things very well. This is not a piece of software for major gridding or analysis of geopstial data; nor is its cartographic outputs the most powerful, but that is not its primary function.

Really struggling to find something I do not like......at worst, the Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to look at massive elevation data regardless of delivery format quickly and analyze a profile on the fly; makes Global Mapper our goto routing product. The 3d views allows for a great visual reference at the same time. Being able to drape imagery, be it local imagery or from an online repository makes it a very convenient tool to have around our GIS department. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The help document could be made a bit better to help novices use the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a very powerful tool for converting data, especially for the price. Capable of reading a very wide variety of formats and performing a surprising breadth of analysis and data management tasks.

It doesn't do absolutely everything, but it's a very powerful companion to other GIS platforms.

The main developer is very active on the Global Mapper forums and willing to respond personally to requests. I've even heard anecdotes of him providing one-off builds if a new or improved functionality is suggested. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not very much to dislike, my main gripe is that when I remote desktop to my work machine from home, I can't open the software with my single-use license. I typically work around this by having a co-worker physically sign in and open a session before I log back in, or I just leave a session running when I leave the office.

Some of the more complex analysis tools like watersheds don't offer as much control as might be desired, though they generally work fairly well out of the box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its lightweight and easy to use. It handles most of my day to day 3D operations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish there was more options to changing symbologies/color ramps on 3d data sets. but more importantly i wish there was an option to remove outliers from your data in global mapper. EX. 1 point out of a million shows -5 elevation vs the 1200-1400m average. this skews the color symbology greatly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The compatibilty with many types of file's format, the possibility to manipulate easily big amounts of data.

The possibility to shift between projection systems on the fly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Generally, the graphic interface can be more user-friendly. The general appearance (graphic design, menù arrangement) is a bit outdatet

Some functions can be improve, like areal shape management, editing options, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Global mapper is able to read and operate with a huge number of different format.

It has the capability to manipulare and transfrom huge GIS dataset (in term of size) better than any other GIS tool I tried so far.

Moreover has a very powerfull, easy and well documented scripting system that will allow you to automate a lot of operations with few rows of code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Is absolutelly missing a standard tabular visualization of attributes and also querying and filtering on dataset is not so easy.

Registration process is really tedious, if you loose the installer you are forced to buy an upgrade to the latest version also you if have your valid code for a previous version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Handling of pointclouds, converting rasters to (X,Y,Z), and other conversion issues are handled well with an intuitive albeit outdated UI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

General look and feel is a bit outdated, user interface is fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how well the software can display a multitude of file formats and it is also able to convert large files into other formats. The software has a ton of features that I don't take advantage of, I just haven't been to the training on it in several years and currently can't afford more training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't love the Overlay Control Center. It is not as easy to use as something like the Table of Contents in ArcMap. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Global Mapper is a great and inexpensive tool for a lot of GIS tasks, particularly those related to elevation data. It is very easy to visualize 3d features or terrain models, and to generate contours, as well as many other tasks. And the speed of its performance and processing is great. Blue Marble has also made it easy to add data from internet sources like state and federal agencies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think Global Mapper's strong suits are related to its analysis functions; I would still use other products for map production and design tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is quick at generating elevation contours from point cloud data. It also does a good job of bringing in base maps. Some of the measurement tools are pretty helpful when trying to show strike and dip of geologic features, such as drawing oriented lines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is little customization that can be easily executed with the drawing tools (lines, points, labels, etc.) I've learned to use what's there however certain things could make it much more user friendly. Selecting multiple items you've already created can be problematic. Also if you want to edit a group of features on the same layer and then change a subset of them, you have to go through each individual feature to make edits. It is very tedious and would be advantageous to be able to select a few features and edit them as a group. Another feature that can't edited easily is the title block. Although this may seem insignificant, it forces the user to use other software to complete a map, figure, or other item he or she creates. We have brought maps made in GM into powerpoint in order to be able to fully customize it. Particularly, a customizable scale that could be set to equal certain increments, such as xyz = 1 inch would be useful. It seems a shame that a high tech software doesn't have these basic edits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Love the amount of datasets it can handle out of the box , the way it is supported - bug fixes much faster than any other software from bigger software companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cluttered interface can become quite annoying to work with Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease with which you can convert raster data and create other raster data sets. A wide variety of raster data conversions. Also, the speed and quality of the conversions is very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface is a little different from other products so it takes a bit of time to get used to. Also, you have to remember that some features are a few levels down in the menus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's ability to handle and convert large and varied datasets. Seems that it can load just about any kind of data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the interface is looks a bit dated. An update to that area could help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The no-nonsense, intuitive interfacing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The menus and drop-downs seems like they could use a GUI refresh. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best this about global mapper that i like is being able to bring in my shapefiles and convert them to KMZ/KML files, becasue not everyone can use ArcGIS like myself, so we give engineering a KMZ file to use in google earth. And vise versa, Engineers create KMZ files while out in the field and i can use global mapper to convert those files in ArcGIS shapefiles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Seems like a new version comes out every month :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My favorite part of Global Mapper is that it is user-friendly - unlike some other mapping products out there. It is also very versatile. I use it in many aspects of my job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I cannot think of one thing that I dislike about Global Mapper. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't used the product enough to form an opinion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't used the product enough to form an opinion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.