QGIS (Quantum GIS)
An free & open source Geographic Information System (GIS) software.
A powerful yet popular tool giving back the power of spatial visualization and decision making to everyone !
Start QGIS using Hong Kong Data
Want to be guided or hand-held to get started!
QGIS is a powerful GIS/Geospatial software tool. But, beginners may encounter difficulties to configure or utilize Hong Kong data for their works or projects.
This webinar thus aim to help those in need to easily master the technical skill in using QGIS for Hong Kong projects from scratch.
Hong Kong Lands Department data
Search and download wealth of Government’s Open Data
Basic data operations
Import and export geographic data in different formats (e.g. SHP, GeoJSON, CSV etc.)
Layer management
Add, delete and organize data into spatial layers. Set and configure data layer styles and symbolization for both display and map preparation.
Benefits & Advantages of QGIS
Open source and free, Cross-platform support & Compatibility with other GIS software
Open source and free
QGIS is open source software, meaning that anyone can download, use and modify its source code for free. This is a great advantage for individuals or organizations with a limited budget.
Cross-platform support
QGIS can run on multiple operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, making it very versatile and flexible to be used in academic or commercial cases.
Compatibility with other GIS software
QGIS can interoperate well with other GIS software (such as ArcGIS), making it feasible to be integrated into existing workflows of most organizations.
Broad user base
QGIS has a broad user base around the world, especially in academia, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.
QGIS Clients Reviews from Capterra
Having the ability to integrate many different file types is a great feature that makes this software awesome.
Easy to use, for free, the people that runs the software are awesome, you can choose to pay to help the development, the best.
My over all experience with QGIS is great. It’s an amazing value with it’s community created tool box.
Powerful, reliable, easy to use, extendable… and free (as in free beer and free speech).
“QGIS – The Best GIS Platform”
Overall: After starting with QGIS, my design flow in QGIS involves over 80% of the total work. Before QGIS, creation of pipe lines, adding lengths manually, introducing elevations to thousands of notes along with demands usually consumed over a month for each scheme. But with QGIS, the time requirement changed to a matter of hours, which is unbelievable. Pipelines are automatically generated with exported shape files, demands are exported with demand buffers, which are created and managed in QGIS and all elevation data sets are all there in the same project.
Tharindu D.
Switched From: ArcGIS
“QGIS – get your work done fast.”
Overall: As a GIS Analyst, QGIS has changed my professional life and I am now in the Open Source GeoSpatial community. I love the efficiency of it and that you can download it anywhere in the world via the QGIS Project page. The QGIS Community are kind and ethical and are ready to help users.
Emma H.
Switched From: ArcGIS
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