A quick guide to the basic capabilities of the Quantum GIS dekstop GIS package. Just an emergency set of screenshots in case my live demo didn't work!

1. 5/31/2011
An overview of the Quantum
GIS Desktop GIS
Jo Cook

2. Talk Overview
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Project Background
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Resources
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Integration with Open Source Stack
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Connecting to Data
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Styling
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Cartography/Printing
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Analytical Capabilities
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Plugins

3. Project Background
• Started in 2002 (Happy 10th Birthday QGIS)
• Became an OSGeo project in 2008
• Fully cross-platform- Windows, Linux, Mac and soon
mobile
• Active community of users and developers
• Regular release cycle- both “bleeding edge” and stable
• Plugin architecture allows third-party extensions
• Many companies offering commercial support

4. Resources
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Commercial Support
Training Courses
Text Book

5. Stack Integration: WMS

6. Stack Integration: Database

7. Styling
WMS takes styling
from server
PostGIS
connections styled
by end-user

8. Printing
Export simple images
Have multiple print
layouts per Project

9. Analytical Capabilities: Basic

10. Analytical Capabilities: Advanced

11. Plugins
Time Manager
Mapserver Export

12. Thank You!
www.qgis.org