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LaminatorX
on Thursday February 27 2014, @07:03PM
from the All-roads-lead-to-where-now? dept.
from the All-roads-lead-to-where-now? dept.
An Anonymous Coward writes:
"Good news, everyone! A brand-new version of QGIS has been released (changelog). QGIS, a full-featured GPL-licensed GIS program has been under active development for twelve years and is now at version 2.2. Funded by a wide range of organizations, the QGIS project lets users create professional-quality maps that compete well with the output of established proprietary GIS packages like ArcView and MapInfo. Notable features of the program include its support for a wide range of file formats, modular design, map server, web publishing, as well as easy python scripting, and an extensive python plugin library.
For those interested, versions are available for GNU/Linux, BSD, Windows, MacOS X, and Android here."
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(Score: 2, Interesting) by ramloss on Friday February 28 2014, @11:24AM
I have followed with interest the development of QGis, in a relatively short time it has become a very good GIS software. The variety of formats it supports is astounding, and it's backed up many government and civil organizations. When compared to ArcGis, which is the de facto standard GIS software, it fares much better than for example The Gimp against Photoshop.
I think that what has driven its adoption is the use of GIS software by local governments and non-profit organization that usually don't have too much money to expend on software, unlike say Photoshop or AutoCAD which are primarily used by commercial organizations where the cost is easily absorbed.
Another factor is that commercial GIS packages are much more expensive than the average software, and vendors often try to sell you custom solutions that are even more expensive and just try to set up a server and see how they come up with annual contracts and monthly fees. That leaves out completely the individuals that just want to experiment or learn, and I think that's the reason so many free (in both senses) software has been developed.