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README for QGIS version 0.7 'Seamus'
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Quantum GIS (QGIS) is an Open Source Geographic Information System. The
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project was born in May of 2002 and was established as a project on
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SourceForge in June of the same year. We've worked hard to make GIS
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software (which is traditionaly expensive commerical software) a viable
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prospect for anyone with basic access to a Personal Computer. QGIS
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currently runs on most Unix platforms, Window, and OS X. QGIS is
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developed using the Qt toolkit (http://www.trolltech.com) and C++. This
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means that QGIS feels snappy to use and has a pleasing, easy to use
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graphical user interface.
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QGIS aims to be an easy to use GIS, providing common functions and
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features. The initial goal was to provide a GIS data viewer. QGIS has
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reached that point in its evolution and is being used by many for their
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daily GIS data viewing needs. QGIS supports a number of raster and
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vector data formats, with new support easily added using the plugin
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architecture.
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QGIS is released under the GNU Public License (GPL). Devloping QGIS
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under this license means that you can (if you want to) inspect and
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modify the source code and guarantees that you, our happy user will
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always have access to a GIS program that is free of cost and can be
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freely modified.
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This release adds:
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* Projection support
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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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