[Fsf-friends] city planning--application software

[Kush]

Hi all,

Is there any site which rates open source application softwares in 
various categories? e.g. I was trying to find applications under town 
planning etc and I found only one working application software which has 
not been improved after 2004 or so.(looks like the development has stopped)

The application is known as http://lincity.sourceforge.net/ and after 
playing it in ubuntu one can see it is entry level and not like the 
commercial simcity game. Still town planning is a very specialised 
occupation and it will become increasingly relevant as more and more 
parts of India get urbanised.

Allowing such FREE tools in the hands of youngsters and the youth will 
only lead to better plans, debates, creativity and decision making as 
town planning impacts so many areas for a better quality of life. Its 
time we start thinking strategically on key applications such as these 
to make India and the world a better place.

Maybe then such imaginative scenarios can be added to real gis maps etc. 
http://www.freemap.in/ is an effort in that direction (for the city of 
mumbai) but it leaves much to be desired as the data used is faulty or 
outdated.

Kush