QGIS
QGIS is a versatile, easy to use desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) which you can download and start using today. It offers an exciting platform which organisations can use as an alternative to expensive vendor-based products. QGIS has no associated licensing costs as it is licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS is an official project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo).
QGIS includes all the features that spatial professionals and general users would expect such as importing data from multiple sources, digitising, editing, on the fly reprojection, data analysis, geoprocessing, database connectivity and raster processing. The highly capable print layout functionality is intuitive and easy for new users to create professional looking maps.
The QGIS user community includes many users across Australia and around the world. Local / State / Federal Government, Environmental, Mining are just some of the sectors utilising QGIS. The Australian QGIS User Group is just one of the initiatives of the QGIS User Community in Australia.
More information about QGIS can be found at the website QGIS or contact Chartis Technology to discuss your GIS Desktop needs further. The latest version of QGIS can be downloaded from the QGIS website.
Our Involvement:
Chartis Technology is proud to be a small sustaining member of the QGIS Organisation and is officially recognised as part of the QGIS Certification Programme. This global initiative ensures that support and training services are delivered by organisations actively contributing to the development and sustainability of QGIS.
As part of our commitment, we offer QGIS training, support, and implementation services tailored to the needs of Australian organisations across local, state, and federal government, as well as sectors such as environmental management and mining.
Find out more about our journey with QGIS here.
Features:
- Open Source Technology
- No licence costs
- Raster and Vector Support for various formats – TAB, SHP, WFS, WMS, SQL Server 2008, PostGIS, SpatialLite, OGR/GDAL
- OGC support (WFS, WMS)
- Digitising tools
- Easy to Cartographic Output and Map Production Tools
- Extensive plugins / addon tools
- Rapidly growing user community