QGIS

QGIS (Geographic Information System) is a cutting-edge geospatial database software that enables users to not only create their own geospatial information using a wide range of tools for visualization, editing, analytics, and publishing but also to leverage such geospatial data. This covers activities such as studying specific area spatial patterns to find the greatest feasible placement for a given retail business, as well as viewing city-wide spatial trends to plan new travel routes and residential area expansions, among other things.

Whether you are an ambitious business owner or a member of an organization looking to grow its impact, Quantum GIS has the potential to transform your approach to site planning, promotion, and project management. Business users can particularly benefit from modern geospatial databases, which allow them to quickly scan the desired area of the city or town and see a wide range of data that may impact the success of that business, such as pedestrian travel paths, the presence of nearby competing businesses, and even the frequency of visits to various points in the area, all with in-depth tools for more granular data analytics.

Built as an open-source package spun off from the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) project and licensed under the GNU General Public License, users can access the full capabilities of QGIS on any modern home PC (Linux, Unix, macOS, Windows (both 32-bit and 64-bit), as well as on the go on Android smartphones and tablets.

With full support for multiple vector, raster, and database formats and features, the software is the most effective approach to identifying useful spatial patterns in a given area.

Features & Highlights

• View data - Users may quickly load and overlay vector or raster data in many picture formats, with a plethora of complex options for more experienced database administration users.
• Evolved User Interface - One of the core capabilities The tool allows for the composition and interactive exploration of particular data. The user interface includes features such as on-the-fly reprojection, an overview panel, spatial bookmarks, annotation tools, identify/select features, edit/view/search attributes, data-defined feature labeling, project saving and restoration, a north arrow scale bar, a copyright label for maps, and more.
• Create, edit, manage, and export data- The app allows creating, editing, managing, and exporting vector and raster layers in several formats, with access to advanced tools such as GPS data integration, visualization and editing of OpenStreetMap data, improved handling of spatial database tables, digitizing tools for OGR-supported formats and GRASS vector layers, creating and editing shapefiles and GRASS vector layers, exporting screenshots as georeferenced images, and much more.
• Analyze data with advanced analytics tools including vector analysis, sampling, geoprocessing, geometry, database management, GRASS, and more.
• Publish maps on the Internet - Use QuantumGIS as a WMS, WMTS, WMS-C or WFS, and WFS-T client, as well as a WMS, WCS, or WFS server and web server in conjunction with UMN MapServer or Geoserver.
• Extend QGIS functionality with plugins - Use the future-proof extensible plugin architecture and libraries to create new custom plugins.
• A wide range of core plugins
• Support for Python Console
• Support for external Python plugins.

And more.