Lecture 3
Introduction to Quantum GIS
Contents
What is QGIS
FOSS Imperative
Review of Capabilities
Quantum GIS
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Quantum GIS
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QGIS is a user friendly Open Source Geographic
Information System (GIS) licensed under the GNU
General Public License
QGIS is an of!cial pro"ect of the Open Source
Geospatial #oundation (OSGeo)
It runs on Linu$% Uni$% &ac OS'% (indo)s and
*ndroid and supports numerous +ector% raster% and
database formats and functionalities
Free and Open Source
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FREE software #rants the followin# freedoms %Steini#er& '(()*
Freedom ( +he freedom to run the program freedom to run the program for an,
purpose
Freedom - +he freedom to study how the program freedom to study how the program
works works& and adapt it to ,our needs$
Freedom ' +he freedom to redistribute copies freedom to redistribute copies so ,ou
can help ,our nei#hbour$
Freedom 3 +he freedom to improve the program freedom to improve the program& and to
release ,our improvements to the public so that the whole
communit, benefits$
Free and Open Source
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. software is open source open source if its source code is accessible& can
be studied& modified and redistributed b, the #eneral public
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QGIS License
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Open Source GIS 0omain
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Includes products that fill
ever, level of an open
spatial data infrastructure
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FOSS GIS pro2ects include
software libraries& web
servers& des1top GIS&
spatial databases and GIS
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Cascading
WM erver
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Open GIS 3 Web 4ap
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OGR 7ector Librar, G0.L Raster Librar,
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8SRI Shape&
4apInfo& S0+S&
IG0S& G4L
Rasters and $mages'
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Open GIS 3 Web
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source #$ released under the
#"! #eneral .ublic ,icense/
an official pro0ect of the Open
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Runs on ,inu3& Mac O4 and
Windows/
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#ary herman began the
development in early 5665
became an incubator pro0ect of
the Open ource #eospatial
Foundation in 5667/
%ersion 8/6 was released in
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:uilt;in functionalities include
data visuali<ation&
editing&
analysis and
creating map layouts/
(hese core functions are e3tended by official and
contributed plugins adding to the growing number of
capabilities/ imilar to uD$# it is O#C compliant and
provides WM and WF capabilities/
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Core functions are e3tended by official and contributed
plugins& adding to the growing number of capabilities/
imilar to uD$# it is O#C compliant and provides WM and
WF capabilities/
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