QGIS overview · QGIS Web Site

Key features ¶

Create maps
Edit layers
Process and analyze
Share maps

Class-leading cartography ¶

Experience QGIS’ extensive set of design options to bring your cartographic ideas to life.

Professional map production ¶

Use the intuitive layout design tool to produce high-quality, large-format print maps.

Powerful reporting tools ¶

Create atlases and reports with maps, media and tabular content.

Exceptional digitizing proficiency ¶

Create and edit points, lines, polygons, and meshes with precision.

Advanced construction tools ¶

Build geometries with curves, CAD-like tools, and an extensive range of geometry transformations.

Highly customizable forms ¶

Create user-friendly forms using our form designer.

Comprehensive analysis toolset ¶

Uncover insights from your data with our comprehensive array of hundreds of analysis tools.

Automated analysis workflows ¶

Visually combine analysis tools to create reproducible workflows easily.

Extensible analysis environment ¶

Explore our diverse plugin ecosystem of third-party analysis tools for expanded capabilities.

Industry-leading format support ¶

Conquer data integration challenges with support for a multitude of data sources and formats.

Standards and interoperability ¶

Amplify your impact by exploring, utilizing, and creating web services based on industry standards.

Publish your work ¶

Extend QGIS to the cloud and mobile devices for wider accessibility.

Level up with community resources ¶

2000+ plugins developed by community ¶

Enhance the functionality of QGIS application with thousands of free additional features.

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Annual international conference ¶

Connect with professionals, enthusiasts, and QGIS users for networking and knowledge sharing at our annual international user conference.

Community meetings

Local user groups and support providers ¶

Join a community of like-minded individuals in your region.

Local groups list

Join the community

Cross platform ¶

QGIS Server ¶

Publish your QGIS projects and layers as OGC compatible WMS, WMTS, WFS and WCS services. Control which layers, attributes, layouts and coordinate systems are exported. QGIS server is considered as a reference implementation for WMS 1.3.

QGIS Desktop ¶

Create, edit, visualise, analyse and publish geospatial information.

Download for Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Android.

QGIS Web Client ¶

Publish your QGIS projects on the web with ease.

Benefit from the powerful symbology, labeling and blending features to impress the world with your maps.

QGIS Web Client 2

QGIS on mobiles and tablets ¶

The QGIS experience does not stop on the desktop. Various third-party touch optimized apps allow you to take QGIS out of the office.

Case Studies ¶

We gather inspiring stories from our users that showcase the versatility and power of the QGIS project.

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QGreenland: A Greenland GIS package

Maps showcase ¶

Demonstrations of our user’s creativity, showcasing the powerful map creation capabilities of QGIS.

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Uploaded by Tim Sutton

Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, South Africa

This map was created by Amy Burness (Kartoza), Colin Bleach and Richard Wadley (authors of Waterberg Echoes). Amy created the map completely in QGIS. The original is printed on A0 suitable for use at …

Uploaded by Tim Sutton

Saint Lucia Monochrome Map

A monochrome map of the area around Castries, Saint Lucia. The map was made in QGIS and includes data from diverse sources including OpenStreetmap and contributors, the Government of Saint Lucia and …

Uploaded by Tim Sutton

Saint Lucia 1:25000 South

A topographical map of Saint Lucia. Uses data from the Government of Saint Lucia, Open Street Map. Hill shade and elevation datasets were generated from the contours by Kartoza. Map design and …

Uploaded by Neto

Great Meteor Sea Mountain

Map of the Great Meteor, a Sea Mountain with ~4000m high, nearby the Azores Island. The Layout template is from the Layout Loader Plugin The major exercise of this map was the ability to put …

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Application screenshots ¶

Below are some screenshots from QGIS itself and a selection of maps which were created with QGIS.

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Uploaded by Tim Sutton

Basic QGIS map project

A simple example of QGIS displaying elevation data rendered as contours and OpenStreetMap data. The Terrain data was downloaded using the DGT CDD Downloader plugin, and the OSM data was added to QGIS …

Uploaded by Anita Graser

QGIS Trajectools & Dark Mode

Ship tracks created using the Trajectools plugin on top of an OSM basemap that has been converted to monochrome on-the-fly. QGIS set to dark mode with enlargened icons and font.

Uploaded by Oslandia

QGIS application for topological wastewater management

This screenshot showcases an application dedicated to wastewater network management. It displays various kind of objects. The data is stored in PostGIS and is fully topological, with layers linked to …

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