[Qgis-developer] Creating a pool of maps showcasing QGIS upcoming v2.0 features

[Mathieu Pellerin]

Yep, Nathan's right, let's keep this to rendered maps (via "Save image
as..." or the Composer). There's plenty to show there :)


On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Nathan Woodrow <madmanwoo at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think it's a great idea, hence why I have already added a map of my own
> :)
>
> This could also come in handy for local user groups to do Map Walls by
> having some images to pick from, full credits given of course.
>
> I would ask though that no one upload screens shots of the application
> itself.  Keep screenshots for the manual.  This is meant to be just maps
> that have been created using QGIS.
>
> Regards,
> Nathan
>
>
> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Mathieu Pellerin <nirvn.asia at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> As we are fast approaching the day QGIS v2.0 will be release, I thought
>> it might be useful to create a public pool of nice maps showcasing some of
>> the new features that'll be available in v2.0. That should help writing
>> release notes (as visual examples of features will be readily available) as
>> well as being a nice PR effort to attract new users.
>>
>> I believe quite a few of us QGIS users, as well as developers, have by
>> now moved on to using QGIS 1.9 to produce maps. As such, we might already
>> have a pretty good number of already-made maps exemplifying what's coming
>> in v2.0. Anita has already posted a couple of nice blog posts with photos,
>> so did Nyall. It'd be a matter of regrouping the maps under one umbrella.
>>
>> A Flickr group has been set up over here:
>> http://www.flickr.com/groups/2244553@N22/
>>
>> Nathan and I already uploaded a couple of maps. The concept would be to
>> add maps and a description highlighting the new features (see
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/60284107@N00/8715653609/in/pool-2244553@N22for example).
>>
>> To upload to the Flickr group, it requires a Flickr account, which
>> shouldn't be too troublesome as one can link its yahoo or gmail account to
>> log in.
>>
>> Is this something you guys would be interested in participating to?
>>
>> Mathieu Pellerin
>>
>
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