[Live-demo] Review of QGIS Overview docs

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:47:31 -0700

Tim, Alex,

I've reviewed the QGIS overview docs, in particular removing a paragraph about how programmers can join the community (which is not targeted for marketing to users), mentioned the powerful analytic functionality available through GRASS, and expanded the feature list (by copying features from website).

Tim,
Can you please review and confirm that my text is ok.

Source doc is here: https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/gisvm/trunk/doc/overview/qgis_overview.rst

Quantum GIS

Desktop GIS

Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a user friendly, Open Source, GIS client where you can visualize, manage, edit, analyse data, and compose printable maps. It includes powerful analytical functionality through integration with GRASS. It runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows and supports numerous vector, raster and database formats and functionality.


Core Features

  • Friendly graphical user interface.

    • identify/select features,
    • edit/view/search attributes,
    • on the fly projection,
    • print composer,
    • feature labeling,
    • change vector and raster symbology,
    • add a graticule layer,
    • and more ...

  • Easy Viewing of many Vector and Raster Formats

    • PostgreSQL Database tables
    • most vector formats: including ESRI shapefiles, MapInfo, SDTS and GML.
    • raster formats such as digital elevation models, aerial photography or landsat imagery,
    • GRASS locations and mapsets,
    • online spatial data served as OGC-compliant WMS or WFS;

  • Create, edit and export spatial data using:

    • digitizing tools for GRASS and shapefile formats,
    • the georeferencer plugin,
    • GPS tools to import and export GPX format, convert other GPS formats to GPX, or down/upload directly to a GPS unit

  • Perform spatial analysis using fTools or GRASS plugins

    • map algebra,
    • terrain analysis,
    • hydrologic modeling,
    • network analysis,
    • and many others

  • Publish to the internet

  • Extensible plugin architecture.

Implemented Standards

  • OGC standards compliant (WMS,WFS(Plugin))

Details

Website: http://www.qgis.org

Licence: GPL

Supported Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac, Unix

Community Support: http://qgis.org/en/community.html

Commercial Support: http://qgis.org/en/commercial-support.html

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