QGIS
Sign in to saveQGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) software that is free and open-source. QGIS supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports viewing, editing, printing, and analysis of geospatial data in a range of data formats. Its name comes from an abbreviation of its previous name, Quantum GIS.
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- Software.name
- QGIS
- Software.logo
- QGIS logo, 2017.svg
- Software.logo size
- 120px
- Software.screenshot
- QGIS screenshot.webp
- Software.developer
- QGIS Development Team
- Software.programming language
- C++, Python, Qt
- Software.platform
- Windows, Linux, OpenBSD, macOS, Android(beta)
- Software.language
- Multilingual
- Software.genre
- Geographic information system
- Software.license
- GNU GPLv2
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QGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) software that is free and open-source. QGIS supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports viewing, editing, printing, and analysis of geospatial data in a range of data formats. Its name comes from an abbreviation of its previous name, Quantum GIS.
==Functionality== QGIS functions as geographic information system (GIS) software, allowing users to analyze and edit spatial information, in addition to composing and exporting graphical maps. QGIS supports raster, vector, mesh, and point cloud layers. Vector data is stored as either point, line, or polygon features. Multiple formats of raster images are supported, and the software can georeference images.