5/31/2011

An overview of the Quantum GIS Desktop GIS

Jo Cook

Talk Overview

• Project Background• Resources• Integration with Open Source Stack• Connecting to Data• Styling• Cartography/Printing• Analytical Capabilities• Plugins

Project Background

• Started in 2002 (Happy 10th Birthday QGIS)• Became an OSGeo project in 2008• Fully cross-platform- Windows, Linux, Mac and soon

mobile• Active community of users and developers• Regular release cycle- both “bleeding edge” and stable• Plugin architecture allows third-party extensions• Many companies offering commercial support

Resources

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Text Book

Training Courses

Commercial Support

Stack Integration: WMS

Stack Integration: Database

Styling

WMS takes styling from server

PostGIS connections styled by end-user

Printing

Export simple images

Have multiple print layouts per Project

Analytical Capabilities: Basic

Analytical Capabilities: Advanced

Plugins

Time Manager

Mapserver Export

Thank You!

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