2002-07-11 05:39:35 +00:00
|
|
|
Quantum GIS (QGIS) is designed to be a Geographic Information System (GIS)
|
|
|
|
|
built for Linux/Unix. QGIS will offer support for vector and raster formats
|
|
|
|
|
and provide a comprehensive GIS.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
While planning is still underway, some of the initial ideas for
|
|
|
|
|
features include:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Read and edit shapefiles
|
|
|
|
|
* Display georeferenced rasters (tiff, png, geotiff)
|
|
|
|
|
* Plugins to dynamically add new functionality to the application
|
|
|
|
|
* Support for database tables
|
|
|
|
|
* Support for spatially enabled tables in PostgreSql using PostGIS
|
|
|
|
|
* Map output
|
|
|
|
|
* Script engine
|
|
|
|
|
* Metadata support
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preliminary Standards
|
|
|
|
|
QGis will be developed using the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Qt GUI library
|
|
|
|
|
* Doxygen for documenting the API
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resources
|
|
|
|
|
PostGIS Geographic Objects for PostgreSQL
|
|
|
|
|
Shapefile specification
|
|
|
|
|
FGDC Metadata
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
If you are interested in joining the QGis team, send a message to the
|
|
|
|
|
project admin using the link on the QGis Summary page on Sourceforge.net.
|
|
|
|
|
|
