<p>gvSIG is known for:</p>
<ul class="simple">
	<li>Integrating in the same view both local (files, databases) and remote data through OGC standards.</li>
	<li>Being designed to be easily extendable, allowing continous application enhancement, as well as enabling the development of tailor-made solutions.</li>
	<li>Being open source software, under GNU/GPL license, which allows its free use, distribution, study and improvement.</li>
	<li>Being available in several languages: Spanish, English UK, English USA, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Russian, Chinese, Serbian, Swahili, Turkish, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Greek, Basque, Valencian, Gallego. </li>
	<li>Being developed using Java, and being available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X platforms</li>
</ul>