GIS Software

Information about GIS software and applications including both commercial and open source GIS applications. This category covers desktop GIS (Esri’s ArcGIS suite, MapInfo, QGIS, and GRASS) as well as web mapping, GIS apps, mobile GIS, and component GIS.

GIS Software

How to Change the Projection of a Shapefile Using QGIS

July 13, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

If you know the starting coordinate system or projection of your shapefile, you can quickly export the data into another coordinate or projections system using QGIS.

A Case Study on Converting a Geodatabase From ArcGIS for Use in QGIS

June 4, 2019By Charles AltendorfGIS Software

In this article Charles Altendorf outlines a method he developed to convert GIS data located in a geodatabase created in ArcGIS into open source data that can be used in QGIS.

R Packages for Spatial Analysis

May 2, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Looking for R spatial packages?

Missed the Latest QGIS User Conference? Access the Videos Online

April 22, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Recorded presentations from the 2019 QGIS International User Conference are now available online.

Latest Release of ArcGIS Online Introduces New Features and Enhanced Capabilities

April 5, 2019By EsriGIS Software

Bernard Szukalski, Esri tech evangelist and product strategist, introduces new features and enhancements to the latest release of ArcGIS Online.

Printing Web Maps

March 19, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

An oft-ignored but sometimes important function of web mapping is the ability to convert the view on the screen to a printed map.

LandViewer Has Added New Remote Sensing and Satellite Imagery Analytics

March 14, 2019By GIS ContributorGIS Software

This article by EOS, a company which creates solutions for Earth observation imagery processing and analysis, introduces a host of updated capabilities in its LandViewer tool.

How To Use the Equal Earth Projection With QGIS on the Mac

January 2, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the ability to try out the Equal Earth map projection in QGIS, here are a couple of quick steps to set up this new map projection.

Google Fusion Tables to Shut Down Next Year

December 11, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Google has announced that Google Fusion Tables, the map and data visualization tool, will be shuttered by December 2019.

How to Change the Label Language When Using Natural Earth’s Quick Start QGIS Files

November 5, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

One quirk with the version 3 of the Natural Earth quick start kit .qgs file is that when you load it in to a session of QGIS, it can display labels in a language you weren’t expecting.