**gvSIG Educa** has the following characteristics: 

* Provides a tool for educators to help students with the analysis and understanding of space.

* The ability to adapt to different educational levels.

* Not only applicable to matters of geography. Useful for learning history, economics, natural science, sociology...

* Facilitates learning through interaction with information.

* Dynamic spatial relationships.

* Concepts easier to digest (thematic maps).

* Great analytical capability.

* Allows access to data available on the Internet through so-called standard OGC services / Spatial Data Infrastructure services.

* It is designed to be easily extensible, allowing for continuous improvement of the application, as well as for sharing exercises and information between teachers and students.

* Development is based on principles of collaboration and solidarity.

* Is free software, licensed under the GNU/GPL, which allows for free use, distribution, study and improvement of the software.

* It is available in several languages.

* It is developed with Java and therefore cross-platform: Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.