Since the last decade, numerous free and open-source software (FOSS) has been developed: this new approach, thanks to its quick update and its affordability, has guaranteed the employment of FOSS both by public and private bodies. In the field of open tools, the development of geographic software (GFOSS) became particularly relevant, whose distribution increased enormously and whose innovations are constantly increasing. This work aims to show the main innovations in the field of GFOSS in order to highlight, by macro themes, what could be the future developments in the field of open source.
Since the last decade, numerous free and open-source software (FOSS) has been developed: this new approach, thanks to its quick update and its affordability, has guaranteed the employment of FOSS both by public and private bodies. In the field of open tools, the development of geographic software (GFOSS) became particularly relevant, whose distribution increased enormously and whose innovations are constantly increasing. This work aims to show the main innovations in the field of GFOSS in order to highlight, by macro themes, what could be the future developments in the field of open source.