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Software name
KADAS Albireo
Localised name
KADAS Albireo
Organisation
Short description
KADAS is a standard application used by the armed forces to work with digital maps and geoinformation.
Long description
KADAS Albireo is a mapping application based on QGIS and targeted at non-specialized users, providing enhanced functionalities in areas such as drawing, measuring, terrain analysis. It is primarily used by the Swiss Armed Forces to access geoservices, create operational plans, analyze the terrain and the environment efficiently. The software supports offline use when data is available, and its open-source foundation ensures the source code is publicly accessible. KADAS is maintained and advanced with the support of swisstopo, serving both the Armed Forces and other federal administration users.
Features
- GIS
- Mapping
Development status
stable
Software type
standalone/desktop
Software version
2.3.18
Release date
11.12.2025
Platforms
windows
Categories
data-analytics, data-collection, data-visualization, geographic-information-systems
Used by
- Swiss Armed Forces
License
GPL-2.0-only
Maintenance
Maintenance type:
contract
contract
Contractors:
- OPENGIS.ch Website (Until: 31.12.2029)
Localisation
Localisation ready:
Yes
Yes
Available languages:
fr, de, en, it
fr, de, en, it
Publiccode.yml Version
0.5.0