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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">HI Andreas,<br>
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As both an ArcGIS and QGIS user I often run courses and workshops
for new or potential users particularity in the UK and Africa.<br>
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I currently have a client who uses ArcGIS as their main mapping
software but has limited licences available. They wish to have
their field staff trained in using basic GIS to import and view
GPS data collected in the field over GIS features (rivers, roads,
admin bdys etc) or Google/Bing imagery with a view to producing
location type maps for draft reports while out of the office. It
is then their intention to bring the maps into ArcGIS to enable
their professional GIS cartographers to produce any final
mapping. It would be ideal to be able to bring both the QGIS
symbol design and layout into ArcGIS rather than having to redo
this work again in ArcGIS using the GIS data files (shapefile; gpx
etc).<br>
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As I suspected it now looks like this will be the only solution, I
will therefore encourage the client to create custom symbol
specifications and layout templates to ensure the mapping has a
consistent design and layout. QGIS will undertake all the data
input and analysis tasks required by the client's field staff and
has many other advantages of use due to is portable nature.<br>
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As a professional cartographer I find the symbol design and layout
facilities in QGIS very limiting for producing publication quality
maps and would normally undertake any final map design and
production in ArcGIS or Adobe Illustrator (with Avenza
MaPublisher). <br>
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Thanks to all for their comments.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Mike<br>
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Geographical & Earth Sciences,<br>
University of Glasgow,<br>
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