[Qgis-developer] Re: The new 0.8 qgis version

[Gary Sherman]

Silvia.Renn at dlr.de wrote:
> Hi!
> First of all thanks for all the great work on qgis!!
> Im working in the field of disaster management and gis. Im looking for
> an Open Source software that has basic GIS compatibilities, a
> comprehendable user interface, is easy to install and is reliable. I
> have a few questions regarding the yet to be released 0.8.0 for Windows.
> 1. When will it be fully released (I need this new version because of
> the Grass Tools)?
We don't have a release date but we are planning an "official" preview
release in the next few days. This marks the start of our progression
towards the final release.

> 2. One great plugin that can be used for disaster response is the Raster
> Georeferencer plugin. How can I install this and the other plugins into
> the 0.8 version? (unfortunately I am not a programmer)
This plugin hasn't been compiled for the preview version you have.

> 3. Will these plugins be included in the 0.8 non test version?
Yes, all current plugins will be included in the release.

> 4. In the 0.8 test version I cant seem to open jpgs, only tiffs via the
> "add raster layer" button. Is there anyway I can open jpgs?
JPGs should work, however they probably require a world file (.jpw) in
order to load properly.

> 5. Currently I am working on a guide for disaster managers with little
> or no GIS experience. I will be working with examples using an open GIS
> program. How reliable (functioning of the basic tools such as:
> projecting, editing, buffering, clipping, etc.) do think the 0.8 preview
> version is already? I would prefer using this version because of the
> included Grass Tools and the new UI.
QGIS has basic editing support for PostGIS and GRASS data. Shapefile
support is limited. For geoprocessing operations, you would need to use
GRASS since QGIS doesn't do many of the functions (clipping, projection,
etc) that you require. QGIS does support on-the-fly projection while
viewing data.
> 
> Thanks again for all the great work on this program, I certainly hope to
> use it in the future!!
> Silvia


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