[Qgis-user] looking for mapping program

2018-08-29 Thread 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

Re: [Qgis-user] looking for mapping program

2018-08-29 Thread Nicolas Cadieux
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 wi

Re: [Qgis-user] looking for mapping program

2018-08-29 Thread Mike Flannigan
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: Co

Re: [Qgis-user] looking for mapping program

2018-08-29 Thread Randal Hale
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

Re: [Qgis-user] looking for mapping program

2018-08-29 Thread Stefan Giese (WhereGroup)
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 wor