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    GEDKeeper

    GEDKeeper

    GEDKeeper - opensource and crossplatform genealogy management program

    GEDKeeper program is developed for work with personal genealogical database. The program is designed for extremely simple and intuitive interface. The program is very easy to install on the computer, fully supports the GEDCOM format, has no restrictions on the number of persons and generations, allows you to generate pedigrees, building several tree species, as well as print and save their images, provides fast navigation, filtering, searching and adding multimedia materials. In addition there is an output of geographic data on Google maps (© Google). The aim of the program is as quick and effective means of conducting personal genealogical database. Project is published on GitHub, url: https://github.com/Serg-Norseman/ Attention: We invite native speakers to improve the translation of the program into Portuguese, Spanish, Serbian, Icelandic and Kazakh (we may also add others). Translation is performed on the Crowdin platform: https://crowdin.com/project/gedkeeper
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    Downloads: 190 This Week
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    iramuteq
    IRAMUTEQ : Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires. Logiciel de traitement de données pour des corpus texte ou de type individus/caractères. Permet notamment de réaliser des analyses de type "ALCESTE"
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    Downloads: 850 This Week
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    Gramps

    Gramps

    Gramps, the open source genealogy program

    Gramps is a genealogy program for Linux, Windows, Mac, and FreeBSD that allows you to easily build and keep track of your family tree. It supports the GEDCOM standard, allows fine grained privacy controls and can generate many different types of reports (descendant trees, graphs, connection diagrams, ....)
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    Downloads: 101 This Week
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    GEDCOM Lexer Plugin for Notepad++

    GEDCOM Lexer Plugin for Notepad++

    Syntax highlighting and folding for GEDCOM

    Enhances Notepad++ text editor's handling of GEDCOM files. View GEDCOM files with syntax highlighting of: level, xref id, tag, pointer, value and escape tokens. Customize coloration and font styles. Grammar errors are also highlighted. View GEDCOM files in outline mode by folding sections based on line level.
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    Downloads: 200 This Week
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    The Secure Workspace for Remote Work

    Venn isolates and protects work from any personal use on the same computer, whether BYO or company issued.

    Venn is a secure workspace for remote work that isolates and protects work from any personal use on the same computer. Work lives in a secure local enclave that is company controlled, where all data is encrypted and access is managed. Within the enclave – visually indicated by the Blue Border around these applications – business activity is walled off from anything that happens on the personal side. As a result, work and personal uses can now safely coexist on the same computer.
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    HuMo-genealogy software

    HuMo-genealogy software

    Genealogy program

    HuMo-genealogy is an open-source server-side genealogy program, that dynamically displays genealogical data from a MySQL database as a website with numerous reports and charts. Webmasters can do online editing and users may choose from several languages.
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    Downloads: 74 This Week
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    GenealogyJ
    GenealogyJ is a viewer and editor for genealogic data, suitable for hobbyist, family historian and genealogy researcher. GenJ supports the Gedcom standard, is written in Java and offers many views like family tree, table, timeline, geography and more.
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    Downloads: 71 This Week
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    PhpGedView
    PhpGedView is a revolutionary genealogy program which allows you to view and edit your genealogy on your website. It has full privacy functions, can import from GEDCOM files, and supports multimedia. It also simplifies family collaboration.
    Downloads: 51 This Week
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    wxMUN
    wxMUN is a tool for managing Model United Nations debates. It capacities include, but are not limited to, managing committee members and speakers' lists as well as voting procedures.
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    Downloads: 109 This Week
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    Java Universal Network/Graph Framework

    Java graph/network library

    JUNG provides a common and extendible language for the modeling, analysis, and visualization of data that can be represented as a graph or network. New version now available on GitHub: https://github.com/jrtom/jung/releases/tag/jung-2.1
    Downloads: 28 This Week
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    Text Analysis Markup System
    Text Analysis Markup System (TAMS) is both a system of marking documents for qualitative analysis and a series of tools for mining information based on that syntax.
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    JSesh is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic text processor, currently used by professionnals and amateurs alike. It runs on all platforms supporting java (Mac, Windows, Linux). It can be used as a library for your own softwares too. SOURCES HAVE MOVED TO GITHUB: https://github.com/rosmord/jsesh
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    phpmyfamily is a dynamic genealogy website builder allowing geographically dispersed family members to co-ordinate and share research. Users can import and export GEDCOM files, upload images and document transcripts and monitor changes to individuals.
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    Social Network Visualizer

    Social Network Visualizer

    Social Network Analysis and Visualization software

    Visit our new site: http://socnetv.org Social Network Visualizer (SocNetV) is a social network analysis and visualization application. You can draw a social network (graph/digraph) or load an existing one (GraphML, UCINET, Pajek, etc), compute cohesion, centrality, community and structural equivalence metrics and apply various layout algorithms based on actor centrality or prestige scores (i.e. Eigenvector, Betweenness) or on dynamic models (i.e. Kamada-Kawai spring-embedder)
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    Egonet is a program for the collection and analysis of egocentric network data. It helps you create the questionnaire, collect data, and provide general global network measures and data matrixes that can be used for further analysis by other software. Source code is hosted at http://github.com/egonet/egonet.
    Downloads: 8 This Week
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    Note: Genmod is still operational and is updated to recent and supported PHP versions. Please checkout the project activity or changelog in the files. Due to a limited number of users it's kept in beta stage. Feel free to download and run the lastest version from SVN! Genmod introduces a new era in genealogy. The philosophy behind Genmod is that your genealogical information is accessed in a natural way: search -> select -> present. All this with a fast and reliable program. Join us as we move forward into history
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    Downloads: 28 This Week
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    Famous Family Trees

    Famous Family Trees

    A Collection of Gedcom Files from Famous Family Trees

    A platform and beginning content for depicting genealogy information of any kind that can effectively use the gedcom format, including biological species, corporations, fictional characters, religious figures etc. Initially just content is provided.
    Downloads: 27 This Week
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    queXF

    Web based, Open Source alternative to Remark OMR or Teleform

    queXF, a CADE (Computer Assisted Data Entry) Tool, processes filled paper forms that were created in queXML, such as survey questionnaires. queXF can be used as a web based, Open Source alternative to programs such as Cardiff Teleform and Remark OMR.
    Downloads: 9 This Week
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    VoToL is an electronic voting system. VoToL č un sistema di voto elettronico per qualsiasi istituzione. E' un sistema di votazione via computer
    Downloads: 14 This Week
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    GeneoTree

    GeneoTree

    Dynamic Genealogy Viewer with PHP/MySql

    Genealogy Software. Geneotree is a gedcom files PHP viewer, full dynamic on the Web. Main features : dynamic trees, cartography & stats. Many PDF reports, statistics. Special consanguinity and cousins lists. Large files management & optimized ergonomy.
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    Downloads: 31 This Week
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    Repast

    Repast

    The Repast Suite is a family of free agent-based modeling libraries.

    The Repast Suite is a family of advanced, free, and open source agent-based modeling and simulation libraries that have collectively been under continuous development for over 10 years.
    Downloads: 17 This Week
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    Simple PHP Polling System

    Simple PHP Polling System

    Helps an organization to create polls of different types of positions.

    This script helps organizations to make polls of different types of positions with a number of candidates under each position. The script is not very stable and the code is still rough. Installation: i. Download the script and unzip it to your localhost or web server. Works best with Wamp server. ii. Import polling3.sql from the dbBackups folder in the admin folder. Use phpMyAdmin in this case or together with cPanel for online server. iii. Add login.html into the Apache configuration file to enable direct redirection to the system. If you don't know the config file, Google for more info about this!!! v. You're done! Hooray!!! Now you can test drive the system. Username: admin, Password: admin, URL: http://localhost/yoursite/admin; For the admin section. The rest is in the database tables. NB: Please use the "External Link" menus above to support this project in one way or another. PM me for other means. Any kind of support will be very much appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
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    Fingerprint Imaging Software -- fingerprint pattern classification, minutae detection, Wavelet Scalar Quantization(wsq) compression, ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000 reference implementation, baseline and lossless jpeg, image utilities, math and MLP neural net libs
    Downloads: 7 This Week
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    Classifier4J is a java library that provides an API for automatic classification of text. The default (and only current) implementation of this API is a Bayesian classifier. This library can be used for multiple purposes - as a spam filter or a blog cl
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    FinFamily is an application for managing your genealogical data. The java application is swing based with Webstart option. It uses embedded H2 database or PostgreSQL database for storage. FinFamily has extra features for Finnish genealogy but is not limited to Finland.
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    Downloads: 11 This Week
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    Ancestris

    Ancestris

    Java Extensible Genealogy program

    Ancestris is a genealogy program written in Java. It works under any operating system, Windows, Linux, MacOS. Ancestris is developed under GNU General Public License. Ancestris is a genealogy software that closely respects the GEDCOM 5.5 standard which will allow you to work on files that are reliable and that you can exchange and share without losing data. In addition to the editors (Ancestris comes with two editors: a GEDCOM editor and a standard one), it offers many views like tree view, geographic view, chronological view, browsers, tables: individuals, families, etc.. and numerous reports. It offers an opportunity to expand its capabilities and adapt it to your needs and desires thanks to plugins.
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Open Source Social Sciences Software Guide

Open source social sciences software is a type of software designed to help individuals, students, and professionals in the social sciences field with conducting research. This software can include anything from statistical analysis to data mining tools. It can be used for tasks such as tracking trends in research studies, predicting outcomes of experiments, or analyzing quantitative data sets.

Open source social science software is typically free for users to download and use without cost. This makes it an ideal choice for universities and other organizations on a budget who want to utilize powerful computing resources without spending large sums of money. The open nature of these programs means that they are accessible to anyone who has access to the internet which means they are able to draw upon expertise from all over the world when developing them and improving features or troubleshooting issues.

The open source model also makes updates easy since developers can immediately fix bugs after they have been reported by users rather than waiting until the next release of closed-source software. Open source developers may also collaborate with others in order become more efficient or find better solutions faster than traditional development models would allow them too. In addition, users are allowed full control over their own files meaning that they can make changes as necessary without relying on outside entities or pay expensive licensing costs associated with proprietary menu-driven options available on some closed-source systems.

In general open source social science software offers many advantages including greater user control, faster bug fixes, access to unlimited resources provided by global collaboration on projects, and improved product innovation thanks to its open nature allowing fresh new perspectives from people around the world into a project’s development considerations every step of the way.

Open source social science software is an excellent way for students and researchers to access powerful research tools without the cost associated with proprietary software. It also gives them the ability to customize their experience to fit their specific needs as well as provide a platform for collaboration and innovation that allows everyone involved in a project to benefit from each other’s expertise.

What Features Does Open Source Social Sciences Software Provide?

  • Data Management: Open source social sciences software provides researchers with the ability to collect, store, manage, and analyze data. This enables them to keep track of their research process, as well as make more informed decisions regarding their findings.
  • Statistical Analysis: Open source social sciences software can be used to create graphs and charts that visualize data in meaningful ways. Additionally, it offers powerful statistical analysis capabilities such as fitting regression models, performing ANOVA tests, or calculating correlation coefficients. These features allow researchers to uncover deeper insights from the data they have collected.
  • Collaborative Tools: open source social sciences software also supports collaboration between different research teams by allowing them to share documents as well as discuss results together through chatrooms and forums. This makes it easier for teams to stay updated on progress or even brainstorm new ideas for further studies.
  • Reporting & Presentations: Finally, open source social sciences software comes with a variety of reporting tools that enable researchers to create professional-looking documents and presentations quickly and easily without having to spend hours formatting words or images manually. This means that there is less time wasted on tedious tasks and instead more time spent doing what matters most: interpreting data.

Different Types of Open Source Social Sciences Software

  • Data Analysis and Statistics Software: This type of open source software is designed to help social scientists improve the accuracy of their research by providing them with powerful data analysis tools. It can also be used to generate statistical reports and tables.
  • Survey and Questionnaire Software: This type of software is used for gathering information from respondents or participants involved in a study, experiment or survey. It includes features such as sorting and weighting responses, creating multi-level scales, and providing summary statistics about the results.
  • CAQDAS (Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis System): This type of software is used to analyze qualitative data from interviews, observations, focus groups, documents or any other sources gathered in a study or project. It typically provides users with features such as coding text into meaningful units of analysis; cross-referencing between code categories; capturing relationships among codes; generating maps that represent coded materials; and producing reports based on analysis results.
  • Geospatial Analysis Software: This type of software enables social scientists to analyze spatial patterns using geographic information system (GIS) tools. It can be used to integrate various types of geospatial data such as satellite imagery, aerial photographs and digital elevation models in order to visualize trends across space over time.
  • Text Mining Software: This type of software is used to extract useful information from large collections of textual sources such as webpages, newspapers articles and books by employing natural language processing algorithms that identify key phrases within documents. The extracted knowledge can then be analyzed further using statistical approaches or machine learning techniques for predictive modeling purposes.
  • Network Analysis Software: This type of software provides social scientists with tools to examine the relationships between entities such as people, organizations and ideas. It can be used to study the structure and dynamics of social networks, identify influential nodes and quantify measures such as network centrality or degree distributions.
  • Visualization Software: This type of software helps researchers represent their data in an illustrative way using charts, networks, maps or other visual elements. It enables them to detect trends that might not be obvious when looking at tables or raw numbers.

What Are the Advantages Provided by Open Source Social Sciences Software?

  • Cost-Effectiveness: Open source social sciences software is available to download and install for free, saving organizations time and money in having to purchase expensive proprietary software. This cost-saving also allows more people to access necessary tools that would otherwise be out of their financial reach.
  • Flexibility: Many open source programs provide users with the ability to modify or create new features and functions as needed, allowing them to customize a program’s interface and functions to meet their needs. This makes it easier for researchers and academics working on specific projects requiring very specific programming commands.
  • Security: As these programs are open source, they can be constantly monitored by users all over the world, allowing any security flaws or bugs that may arise from coding changes or updates to be quickly identified and addressed.
  • Portability: The files generated using open source programs are often smaller than those generated using proprietary software; making it easier for sharing across different systems without needing overwhelming amounts of storage space or costly data transfers. Additionally, many popular formats like HTML can easily ported into other applications with minimal effort required on the part of the user.
  • Cross Platform Compatibility: Most open source social sciences softwares have been designed with compatibility in mind; they will work on both desktop computers as well as tablets and mobile devices, giving you access from wherever you need it without needing separate versions for each platform.
  • Collaboration: With open source software, users can easily collaborate and share their work with colleagues on the same project. This makes it easier to work together on a common task while reducing the need for too many different versions of the same file.
  • Easier Maintenance: Open source programs are often more stable and require fewer updates, making them both faster and more reliable than proprietary software. Additionally, as they tend to be simpler in design and structure, troubleshooting any issues is generally much easier than with proprietary applications; requiring fewer resources to resolve problems or add features quickly.

Who Uses Open Source Social Sciences Software?

  • Academics: Individuals involved in academic institutions such as universities, colleges, and research centers that use open source social science software for teaching and research purposes.
  • Government Agencies: Public departments and organizations that rely on open source social science software for data analysis, policymaking, and other administrative functions.
  • Private Companies: Businesses that utilize open source tools to collect customer feedback, track trends in the market, or make decisions about their operations.
  • Non-Profits/NGOs: Charities and non-governmental organizations that employ open source tools to monitor effectiveness of projects they are working on or analyze changes in the community they serve.
  • Journalists: Media professionals who often report on findings from studies conducted with the help of open source software as part of their professional duties.
  • Hobbyists: Amateur enthusiasts who take an interest in learning about different types of social sciences using different methods such as self-taught courses or lectures from experts. They might also be experimenting with applying these techniques to everyday life problems.
  • Educators: Teachers who use free online resources available through open sourcesocial science softwares to augment traditional lesson plans and teach their students valuable skills related to problem solving and data collection & analysis.
  • Researchers: Professionals who use open source tools to conduct primary research for their studies or to analyze and interpret existing data from various sources.
  • Programmers: Developers who work on the coding for open source social science software, create custom applications related to these programs, or provide technical support to users of the programs.

How Much Does Open Source Social Sciences Software Cost?

Open source social sciences software can either be completely free or vary in cost, depending on the particular program and its features.

The most popular free open source social sciences software includes the statistical programs R, PSPP, XBundler and OpenMx. These programs are available to anyone who wishes to use them for gathering, analyzing and interpreting data collected from research activities in a variety of social science fields. They provide users with sophisticated tools for conducting quantitative analyses and data visualization techniques. Additionally, many of these programs have accompanying user manuals that explain how to utilize all of the features offered.

Other open source options range from low-cost subscriptions to more expensive one-time purchases or annual licensing fees. For example, professional survey software such as SurveyGizmo offers customizable license plans ranging from $15/month up to $300/month depending on which features are needed. Qualtrics is another popular survey maker that offers several different packages ranging from their free Basic package to their top tier Research Core package which costs roughly $3,000/year and includes advanced analytics along with powerful customization options like custom user roles. Other open source choices such as REDCap offer cloud hosting services that allow users to access the platform over the internet without having to download any software; however this service typically comes at an additional cost ranging from monthly subscription plans starting at around $150 up to annual contracts priced at approximately $1,200 per year depending on usage requirements.

For those who need specialized software or want additional support for using open source programs there are companies such as Knoema that offer tailored solutions designed specifically for researchers in social sciences fields including economics, sociology, demography and political science. These companies typically charge higher prices than other open source platforms but also provide a wide range of technical assistance coupled with customer service options tailored for their clients’ needs. Prices may start around $100 per month but can go up several thousand dollars annually depending upon levels of usage and type of services required by each individual researcher or team of researchers utilizing the platform they choose.

Overall, open source social science software can be found at various price points and from many different vendors; depending on the particular project one may find everything from a completely free program to a more costly tailored solution.

What Does Open Source Social Sciences Software Integrate With?

Open source social sciences software can integrate with a variety of different types of software. For example, visualization and graphical representation tools such as Gephi, Graphviz, or Tableau may be used to help visualize large datasets. Additionally, programming languages like Python, R, and MATLAB are integrated with open source social sciences software to aide in automating data analysis tasks. Database management systems such as MySQL and MongoDB may also be connected in order to store, query, and manipulate collected data for use within the open source social sciences software project. Finally, there are many communication tools that exist to enable collaboration between team members such as Slack or Google Hangouts. All these types of software can integrate with open source social sciences software projects in order to enhance the overall research experience.

What Are the Trends Relating to Open Source Social Sciences Software?

  • Increased Availability: Open source social science software has become increasingly available, giving researchers more options and access to the tools they need. This has enabled the development of more advanced, sophisticated tools and made them more accessible to a wider range of users.
  • Improved Functionality: As open source software continues to develop and mature, its functionality continues to improve. Many open source social science software packages provide powerful tools for data analysis and visualization, allowing researchers to gain deeper insights into their studies.
  • More Affordable: Open source software is often cheaper than proprietary software, making it much more accessible for those with limited budgets.
  • Enhanced Collaboration: The ability to share resources with other researchers makes collaboration easier, faster and more efficient. This has enabled researchers to work together on projects in ways that would not have been possible without the use of open source tools.
  • Greater Flexibility: Open source tools are often far more flexible than their proprietary counterparts. This allows researchers to customize software solutions to meet their specific needs and requirements, something that is often not possible with proprietary software.
  • Faster Release Cycles: Open source projects typically have faster release cycles than proprietary software, meaning that new features and bug fixes are released more quickly. This helps keep research on the cutting edge of technology and keeps researchers working with the latest versions of the software they need.
  • Improved Security: Open source software is often more secure than proprietary software. This helps to ensure that data and research results are kept safe and secure.
  • Better Support: Open source projects often have large, active communities of contributors and users who are available to provide support when needed. This helps to ensure that researchers have access to the help they need when they are using open source software.

Getting Started With Open Source Social Sciences Software

Getting started with open source social sciences software is a relatively straightforward process, but it helps to have a basic understanding of the technology and the various options available. The first step is to identify your needs and determine which type of software best meets those needs. Different types of open source software are designed for different purposes, so you should take some time to research the various tools available before making a decision.

Next, you’ll need to install the software on your computer or device. Most open source programs come as downloads that can be installed quickly and easily without technical knowledge or guidance. Once installed, you’ll need to configure the program according to your individual requirements and preferences. Depending on what type of software you're using, this may involve selecting specific features or adding components from third-party sources such as plugins or extensions.

Once installed and configured properly, most open source programs provide users with comprehensive help guides and tutorials that explain how each feature works and how they can be used effectively in their research projects. Additionally, there are plenty of online resources available that provide further explanations about the various features within an application as well as tips on how they can be used optimally in data analysis scenarios. This could include advice on managing data sets, visualizing results or creating reports from collected data among many other topics related to social science research projects.

Finally, after everything has been configured properly users should become familiar with commonly used functions within their application of choice so they can use it efficiently when necessary in their workflows. This could include setting up searches, creating graphs or charts based on collected data sets among many others tasks that require specific knowledge about particular functionality within an application for efficient completion.

Overall, the process of getting started with open source social sciences software is relatively straightforward but requires some technical knowledge and familiarity with the program itself to be able to make the most out of its features. With a basic understanding of the technology and plenty of online resources available, it won’t take users long before they become proficient in their chosen application and begin working on their research projects.