A library collection of FORTRAN 90 subroutines and functions for the handling of raster images and for remote sensing applications. The 'fwtools' name evolved from 'framework tools'.
JMapDesk is a Java-Swing application to the UMN MapServer on the base of the shp2img tools (FWTools) similar to Sourcepole's Mapdesk. The UMN MapServer is a well known online map server software. MapServer is being configured through a so called Mapfile
Generate .bat files for generating tiled .tif files from MrSID using FWTools gdal_translate and gdaladdo for use by mapserver. This tool also creates the .bat file for generating the tile index and tile shape files for use by mapservertilecache.