4 Why QGIS?

QGIS is an open source, community-driven desktop GIS software that allows users to visualize and analyze spatial data in a variety of ways. There are many reasons to use QGIS, but here are a few:

• It’s a robust, powerful desktop GIS
• Runs on all major platorms: Mac, Linux, & Windows
• Free of charge, all access (no paid add-ons or extensions)
• Frequent updates & bug fixes
• Responsive, enthusiastic community
• Integration with other geospatial tools & programming languages like R, Python, & PostGIS
• Access to analysis tools from other established software like GRASS and SAGA
• Native access to open data formats like geoJSON & GeoPackage
• Comes in more than 40 languages, making it easier to work with a larger variety of colaborators
• Growing use by local, state, federal, and international governments