Where can you go to get help with GIS issues? There are a variety of different web sites that can help with GIS questions, depending on the type of technical or general questions you have. While there are many geospatial forums that have been set up, only a handful are […]
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GIS Software
QGIS 3.0 Released
Version 3.0 of QGIS, the popular free and open source GIS software, was released today.
GIS Learning
How to Add a Map from Mapbox to QGIS
This tutorial will show you how to take a map style you have created in Mapbox and load it into a QGIS session.
GIS Learning
Learn GIS for Free
There are a few online options to learn GIS for free. Take advantage of resources that provide you access to free courses from some of the world’s best universities and institutions.
GIS Learning, GIS Software
How to Geocode Addresses Using QGIS
If you have a CSV formatted file containing addresses, you can take advantage of QGIS to map out those addresses. This article contains step by step instructions for geocoding addresses using QGIS.
GIS Industry
Mapzen Shuttering on February 1, 2018
Catching the geospatial community off-guard, Mapzen announced on January 2, 2018 that it would be shutting down all services on February 1, 2018.
GIS Software
What is PostGIS?
PostGIS is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant software used as an extender for PostgreSQL, which is a form of object-relational database. While PostGIS is free and open source, it is used in both commercial (e.g., ArcGIS) and open source software (e.g., QGIS).
GIS Software
Where is Open Source GIS Going?
Mark Altaweel discusses the growth and direction of open source GIS tools and software in this opinion piece.
GIS Software
Dress Up Your QGIS Install With this Whimsical Plugin
The QGIS hats plugin is a bit of fun that accomplishes no other purpose than to add a hat to the QGIS icon.
GIS Software
Open Source GIS and Freeware GIS Applications
An open source application by definition is software that you can freely access and modify the source code for. Open source projects typically are worked on by a community of volunteer programmers. Open source GIS programs are based on different base programming languages. Three main groups of open source GIS […]