There are a number of free software packages that are available from the web that will allow you to interact with geospatial data. The following packages can be downloaded free from the internet:

• MapWindow - allows for the viewing of Google Earth images and shapefiles (free)
• ArcExplorer - allows for the viewing of Geotiff files and ESRI shapefiles .
• ArcReader - allows for the viewing of published maps published with Arcmap.
• Microdem - allows for the viewing of elevation models, satellite images and scanned maps
• TatukGIS Viewer - opens most GIS and raster images
• DNR Garmin - An application that will allow a user to download/upload from/to a GPS unit.
• GPSUtility - An application that will allow a user to download/upload data from/to a GPS unit.
  

PLEASE NOTE : - NQ Dry Tropics provides the above links as an information source only. We accept no responsibility for any system difficulties that you may experience as a result of installing these applications on your systems. 

ESRI Australia offers the ESRI desktop software through the ESRI Conservation Program. NRM, in conjunction with ESRI Australia, has established a program that will provide Queensland landholders with a Geographic Information System (GIS) software tool that will enable land owners to create, edit and interpret natural resource  information for their own land or interest area.

The NRM ArcGIS Software program is part of the worldwide ESRI Conservation Program, the non-profit support arm of the developers of ESRI Australia software, ESRI Inc.