Download
Download MapAnalyst 1.3.14 (1 March 2010) by clicking on one of the icons below:
For Windows
For Mac OS X
For LinuxRead here to learn what's new in the latest version.
Download a sample data set for testing MapAnalyst and following the short tutorial. The sample data set includes an old map, a new reference map of the same area and a set of control points.
If you know how to program in Java, you may also download MapAnalyst's source code as a NetBeans project and improve or extend it. If you find bugs or improve the source code, please send us an email, so that others can profit from your efforts. You can download NetBeans IDE for free at http://www.netbeans.org
Terms of Use
MapAnalyst is free open-source software © Bernhard Jenny and Adrian Weber, Institute of Cartography ETH Zurich, Switzerland. You can redistribute MapAnalyst and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
If you publish illustrations generated with MapAnalyst or write an article mentioning MapAnalyst, the authors of the software would appreciate if you linked to this website and referenced the following publication in your bibliography:
Jenny, B., Weber, A. and Hurni, L. (2007). Visualising the planimetric accuracy of historical maps with MapAnalyst. Cartographica, 42-1, p. 89-94.
Installation
After downloading, decompress the file if this is not automatically done by your Web-browser, and copy MapAnalyst to any folder on your harddisk. To run MapAnalyst, double-click on its icon.
System Requirements
A screen with at least 1024 x 768 pixels is required to run MapAnalyst.
Windows
Java Virtual Machine version 5 or higher is required. Double-click MapAnalyst to start. If an older version of the Virtual Machine is installed on your computer, you will see an alert message. In this case, download the latest Virtual Machine from Sun.
Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.4 or higher and the Java Virtual Machine 5 or higher are required. Please install the most recent updates of the Java Virtual Machine using "Software Update" in the Apple menu. If MapAnalyst does not start on Mac OS X 10.4, please make sure you have installed Java 5 that can be downloaded here.
Linux and other operating systems
When running MapAnalyst on Linux or operating systems others than Windows or Mac OS X, it is recommended that you launch MapAnalyst using the terminal with the following commands:
cd to the directory containing MapAnalyst.
java -jar MapAnalyst -Xmx1024M