An introduction to QGIS from Neil Benny of thinkWhere including a short history of the development of the software. Highlights of the benefits of using open source software and a top ten of the most requested features when switching from a proprietary GIS to open source QGIS.

1. QGIS Evangelism
QGIS Scottish User Group
19/03/2014

2. QGIS…

3. What’s new in 2.2
• Print Composer is better
• DXF exports embedded
• Flip the colour ramps for symbols
• Paste copied features as a new layer
• Atlas generator gives you a preview
• WMS legends will come through to legend
pane
• Fill ring digitizing tool

4. What’s new in 2.2
• Labels for raster pallets
• Gradient fills for features
• Copy & paste function for rule based symbols
• Generalization on the fly
• Geographic referencing for marker symbols
• Expression builder for advanced symbology

5. What’s new in 2.2
• ESRI File Geodatabases can be loaded
• Large selections in complex polygons no
longer crash
• You can snap (and trace) to a WFS feature
• 32bit stability is better

6. Why QGIS?
Open Source is Just Brilliant

7. A new view of IT
Invest in your people,
not expensive
software licenses

8. The commercial way
License Fees
Expensive Training
Budget Cuts
Training Cuts

9. The Open Source Way
Financial
Savings
Money for
training –
first time
in years
Higher
productivity
New ways of
working
More
Savings

10. Just one thing…
Underinvesting in training is
the number 1 mistake you
can make when switching to
Open Source

11. However…
QGIS has better
functionality and better
performance than
commercial alternatives

12. So…
For people who say that QGIS is not
as good, or they can’t manage
without Arc tell them that not only is
QGIS cheaper, it is also faster, easier
and has more functionality.

13. Dependent Systems
Roadnet
Uniform
Multi-User
Editing
Forester
Hydrology
Module

14. Different Mindsets
If you break down what these
systems do – is it possible to
change the process or workplan
to reverse the dependency on
commercial software?

15. The Quantum Matrix

16. Speed
User Survey and Analysis
Ease of use Functionality

17. GIS TOP 10

18. 10
SPATIAL
QUERIES

19. Spatial Queries

20. 9
GEO-
PROCESSING

21. Geoprocessing

22. 8
USING
BACKGROUND
TABLES

23. Using Background Tables

24. 7
CHANGING
SYMBOLOGY

25. Changing Symbology

26. Changing Symbology

27. 6
ATTRIBUTE
QUERIES

28. Attribute Queries

29. 5
USING
DATASETS

30. Using Datasets

31. Editor Widgets

32. 4
MEASURING
AREAS &
LINES

33. Measuring

34. 3
USING
LAYER
FILES (LYR)

35. Using Layer Files

36. MXD Up
Geoclipboard blog – 16th January 2013

37. 2
INFO TOOL
QUERIES

38. Info Tool Queries

39. The Number 1 is….

40. 1
PRINTING
MAPS

41. Printing Maps
Multi-page maps
Atlas Generator
Object Rotation
Blend Mode
HTML & expression
built titles
Simple context
maps

46. So How Do You Start?
It’s simple to download QGIS and get started on
it – go to
www.qgis.org
And download the installer

47. Interested in Training?
Give us a shout
01786 476 060
neil.benny@thinkWhere.com
www.thinkwhere.com