An introduction to QGIS including a short history of the development of the software. Highlights of the benefits of using open source software and a top ten of the most requested features when switching from a proprietary GIS to open source QGIS.
3. What’s new in 2.2
• Print Composer is better
• DXF exports embedded
• Flip the colour ramps for symbols
• Paste copied features as a new layer
• Atlas generator gives you a preview
• WMS legends will come through to legend
pane
• Fill ring digitizing tool
4. What’s new in 2.2
• Labels for raster pallets
• Gradient fills for features
• Copy & paste function for rule based symbols
• Generalization on the fly
• Geographic referencing for marker symbols
• Expression builder for advanced symbology
5. What’s new in 2.2
• ESRI File Geodatabases can be loaded
• Large selections in complex polygons no
longer crash
• You can snap (and trace) to a WFS feature
• 32bit stability is better
12. So…
For people who say that QGIS is not
as good, or they can’t manage
without Arc tell them that not only is
QGIS cheaper, it is also faster, easier
and has more functionality.
14. Different Mindsets
If you break down what these
systems do – is it possible to
change the process or workplan
to reverse the dependency on
commercial software?