Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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To get the full functionality of Caddie GIS, Caddie uses some third party tools in the background. Since not all users utilise Caddie GIS and these tools are constantly being enhanced, they are not installed as standard as part of Caddie.

Every Caddie GIS user will need the suite of tools known as OSGeo4W. In addition, should you wish to host your own data source, you will need to install a database server and the associated management tools. Caddie recommends either MySQL or PostgreSQL (with PostGIS extensions).

Additional file installations:
Part 1: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.34.31931
https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe

Part 2: OSGeo4W FOSSGIS for Windows
trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w

NOTE: Having installed OSGeo4W, ensure that the path is set correctly in Caddie:
Configure - Environment Settings - GIS - Path for OSGEO4W.

Part 3: MYSQL Community Downloads
dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/installer/8.0.html

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