Comments on: QGIS 2 Review (Quantum GIS)

By: Woodie

Woodie — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:57:07 +0000

This is a very old article that keeps popping up. We are now at qgis 3.20 !!! Come on!! Completely outdated!! I really do not know why the moderator keeps on throwing this to us. Please, dear gisgeography, do completely overhaul this article. ( And remove this version)

By: Wondwosen B.

Wondwosen B. — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 05:02:25 +0000

Of course it is an impressive software & freely available in the net. I used QGIS for long periods & even conducted training for partners and it works well. However, I want to check if there are improvments in the layout / print composer & symbolgy part – like their limitations & not user friendly compared to ArcGIS Desktop? In general, I am highly appreciative to the developers for their continous commitments, upgrading the software over years as well as making it available freely for all users. Keep it up!

By: Matt K

Matt K — Sun, 07 Jul 2019 20:36:38 +0000

I’m a moderately savvy computer user who is looking for a free software/app that will import and display an Excel list of addresses and display them as pins on a map. Will QGIS do this? Or is it complicated/overkill? If so, can you (or anyone) suggest something?

By: Liz Sillars

Liz Sillars — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:46:01 +0000

This all sounds incredibly impressive – but utterly daunting. If I’m looking for a hobby mapping tool (for example (a) where have things come from and where did they end up or (b) a map of restaurants I’ve eaten in around the world) and I’m not very technologically savvy, will I be able to manage the jargon? Are there simpler alternatives for simple requirements?

By: GISGeography

GISGeography — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 11:35:16 +0000

In reply to Tom Booth. Much appreciated. I've updated the article.

By: Tom Booth

Tom Booth — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 20:03:21 +0000

It might be worth updating the article “Search for OpenLayers Plugin in the plugin manager.”. This plugin is no longer available in the plugin manager. I wasted much time trying to find and install to no avail.

See for example:

“Don’t use the OpenLayers plugin – it’s very buggy. Use the QuickMapServices plugin instead.”

“The OpenLayers Plugin is deprecate.”

“It is recommended to use QuickMapServices or QGIS core functionality instead of OpenLayers Plugin because the latter has many issues.”

By: Diane Green

Diane Green — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:44:23 +0000

We are a forestry company and have been using XMap 7 pro for our mapping projects. WE are looking for a product that can import our saved projects from XMap because XMap professional does not have an export feature. We also need the product to export projects so that we can share maps with other mapping formats. Does your product do either of these?

By: Janis

Janis — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 10:19:39 +0000

Amazing QGIS. We use QGIS for all our mapping and analysis. This software has come a long way in the last couple of years and still keeps improving after each new version. The cartographic options are fantastic, even superior to one’s that you pay for. You get the power of GIS processing with GRASS integration. Impressed with QGIS. (QGIS 2.7)

By: James Holland

James Holland — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 10:19:02 +0000

Started a new position where mapinfo was the software used and was able to hit the ground running due to qgis. It does everything I need faster adn easier than in map info without licencing costs or having to pay for extra capabilities. (QGIS 2.7)

By: c.gatto

c.gatto — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:00:27 +0000

Great stuff, thank you very much!