[Qgis-user] looking for mapping program
We currently use XMap 7 pro and are looking for a replacement package. I need some feedback to see if QGIS is a good replacement. We also need in the new package the ability to import the old projects from XMap 7 pro which does not have an export option except txt format. We are a forestry based company. Any comments are welcome. Diane Green ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] looking for mapping program
Hi, You will find that QGIS is an excellent product that can be used in a professional environment. It is stable. I do not know XMap 7 pro therefore I could not help you to see if this is a good replacement. It would help to know exactly what you do with XMap 7 pro. Importing projects will probably be impossible or would need some competent programmer. This will probably be the same for all GIS software. What you will be able to import is the raster files and vector files into a new QGIS project. QGIS can handle most formats. You can look at this https://www.gdal.org/formats_list.html and https://www.gdal.org/ogr_formats.html for more information on the various formats. Nicolas On 2018-08-29 11:33 AM, Diane Green wrote: We currently use XMap 7 pro and are looking for a replacement package. I need some feedback to see if QGIS is a good replacement. We also need in the new package the ability to import the old projects from XMap 7 pro which does not have an export option except txt format. We are a forestry based company. Any comments are welcome. Diane Green ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] looking for mapping program
Do you know Tony Cooley? http://www.datadirections.biz/XMap8_Review_SAF_Forestry_Source_June_2013.pdf I don't either, but you may want to contact him to get his opinion. QGIS is free, so that is a positive. It is also very, very powerful. It has a very fast development cycle, which will be both good and bad for you in different ways. It can be self-taught, but you may not have the time for that. If not, you should check into training options before you decide. If your users need very basic GIS functions and nothing more, it might be better to use a simpler software, like those supplied by Delorme or others, instead of teaching everybody QGIS. Mike On 8/29/2018 10:34 AM, qgis-user-requ...@lists.osgeo.org wrote: Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 10:33:57 -0500 From: Diane Green To:qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [Qgis-user] looking for mapping program Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" We currently use XMap 7 pro and are looking for a replacement package. I need some feedback to see if QGIS is a good replacement. We also need in the new package the ability to import the old projects from XMap 7 pro which does not have an export option except txt format. We are a forestry based company. Any comments are welcome. Diane Green ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] looking for mapping program
I do some consulting work for another forestry company - maybe I can add more info to the good info you've gotten. * I doubt that QGIS will be able to pull in your Xmap projects. If you can export your data as txt files you can pull that info into QGIS. * The group I work with was using DNR GPS to push and pull data from their GPS Units. With the newer Garmin units you can copy a GPX file to the unit (like a USB drive). I replaced DNR GPS with QGIS (we just create a GPX file and copy it). * We generate all the Plots and digitize the stand information using QGIS - when I started working with them, they were a arcivew shop. QGIS would do everything and more than Arcview. Plus it saved them licensing costs over the long haul. * I ended up adding PostGIS into the mix - but that's a longer story for another time. It's doable - it will be a learning curve (and some head scratching) but you'll be pretty happy with QGIS I think. Randy rjh...@northrivergeographic.com https://www.northrivergeographic.com On 08/29/2018 11:33 AM, Diane Green wrote: We currently use XMap 7 pro and are looking for a replacement package. I need some feedback to see if QGIS is a good replacement. We also need in the new package the ability to import the old projects from XMap 7 pro which does not have an export option except txt format. We are a forestry based company. Any comments are welcome. Diane Green ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] looking for mapping program
Hi Diane, some thoughts to your question: QGIS would be a very good choice (or the best!) and will be a substainable GIS for your company. You are writing that there is only a txt export option? A quick view on the user guide (http://static.garmin.com/pumac/XMap7Manual.pdf) shows, that xmap works (can work) with databases and has a bulk export option, at least it can export kml. So first, the migration process will depend on how your data infrastrucure is organized. In general a migration process from one GIS into an other can be a lot of work. as many GIS systems xmap distinguish between projects (how your data is organized and displayed in the map) and the spatial data itself. I suppose the export of the projects will not be possible, whereas the data should not be that problem. May be it will be worth to use the help from a GIS professional to manage the migration process. This depends on your workflows and as described before from the infrastructure of your data. best regards stefan --- Mit freundlichen Grüßen Stefan Giese Projektleiter/Consultant FOSS Academy Sommerschule 2018 Alles Wichtige zur Erstellung einer GDI in nur 5 Tagen erlernen! https://www.foss-academy.com/kompaktkurse WhereGroup GmbH & Co. KG Schwimmbadstr. 2 79100 Freiburg Germany Fon: +49 (0)761 / 519 102 - 61 Fax: +49 (0)761 / 519 102 - 11 stefan.gi...@wheregroup.com www.wheregroup.com Amtsgericht Bonn, HRA 6788 --- Komplementärin: WhereGroup Verwaltungs GmbH vertreten durch: Olaf Knopp, Peter Stamm --- Am 2018-08-29 17:33, schrieb Diane Green: We currently use XMap 7 pro and are looking for a replacement package. I need some feedback to see if QGIS is a good replacement. We also need in the new package the ability to import the old projects from XMap 7 pro which does not have an export option except txt format. We are a forestry based company. Any comments are welcome. Diane Green ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
