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** Updated whats new in qgisapp.cpp (for about dialog) ** Added border to the splash screen (Madison didn't like it without a border) ** Added map units tag to qgis.dtd -- this still needs to be implemented in saving/loading projects from .qgs files git-svn-id: http://svn.osgeo.org/qgis/trunk@1474 c8812cc2-4d05-0410-92ff-de0c093fc19c
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README for QGIS version 0.3 'Madison'
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Quantum GIS (QGIS) is designed to be a Geographic Information System (GIS)
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built for Linux/Unix. QGIS offers support for vector and raster formats.
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Currently QGIS supports many common vector and raster formats shapefiles
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and PostgreSQL/PostGIS layers.
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This release adds:
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Features
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Raster pyramids
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Scale display
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Map units can be specified (meters, feet, decimal degrees)
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Desktop icons (installed in share/qgis/images/icons)
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Mac OS X vector support now works
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Core Plugins
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New North Arrow plugin
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Improved GPS tools plugin
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New Copyright plugin
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Improved Grass plugin with raster and vector loaders
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Contributed Plugins (available from community.qgis.org)
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HTTP server (simple map server implementation)
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Supported raster formats include:
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Grass
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USGS DEM
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ArcInfo binary grid
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ArcInfo ASCII grid
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ERDAS Imagine
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SDTS
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GeoTiff
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Tiff with world file
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Supported vector formats include:
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ESRI Shapefiles
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PostgreSQL/PostGIS
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GRASS
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NOTE -- Please follow the installation instructions carefully.
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After untarring the distribution, you can find the HTML version of the
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installation document in qgis/doc/index.html. The installation document is
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also available as PDF in the same directory or on the website at
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http://qgis.org/docs/install.html.
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HELP US -- Please submit bug reports using the QGIS bug tracker at:
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http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=55820&atid=478378
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When reporting a bug, either login to SourceForge or, if you don't
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have a SourceForge id, provide an email address where we can
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request additional information.
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Please do not use the Bugs forum to report bugs.
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SUPPORT - You can get support in the following ways:
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1. Using the QGIS community site at http://community.qgis.org
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2. Joining the qgis-users mailing list at:
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http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/qgis-user
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3. Using IRC by joining the #qgis channel on irc.freenode.net.
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Please wait around for a response to your question as many
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folks on the channel are doing other things and it may take a
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while for them to notice your question.
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