ILWIS 3.6 Open integrates image, vector and thematic data in one unique and powerful desktop package. It delivers a wide range of feautures including import/export, digitizing, editing, analysis and display of data, as well as production of quality maps.

Key features:

• Integrated raster and vector design
• Import and export of widely used data formats
• On-screen and tablet digitizing
• Comprehensive set of image processing tools
• Orthophoto, image georeferencing, transformation and mosaicing
• Advanced modeling and spatial data analysis
• 3D visualization with interactive editing for optimal view findings
• Rich projection and coordinate system library
• Geo-statisitical analyses, with Kriging for improved interpolation
• Production and visualization of stereo image pairs
• Spatial Multiple Criteria Evaluation
• WMS
• Surface Energy Balances

ILWIS 3.6 extends the functionality offered by ILWIS Open 3.5. New user features include:

• Full integration of GDAL, a library that offers access to many raster formats
• Access to Postgres/gis databases for data and maps
• Extension and improvements of the SEBS functionality

Developer features include:

• ILWIS is now a MS Visual 2008 project. 
• ILWIS applications and applications user interface now form a plug-in system. One can extend ILWIS applications without changing ILWIS.
• ILWIS user interface and ILWIS analytical functionality have now been completely seperated making it easier to write server side applications for ILWIS.