[Qgis-user] [Fwd: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Can I do the same GIS tasks with OS (as with ESRI)?]

[Marco Hugentobler]

I think it is important to understand QGIS is not a copy of the Arc tool. QGIS 
provides nice antialiasing on the screen while the ArcMap does not ;-) 
Also I have some doubts if something like attribute actions exists in the ESRI 
world. 

And yes, there are also features that are present in Arc* and not in QGIS.


> single-threaded user interface model (ui locks during render, making
> work with large files very stop-n-go)

this is addresses in the render context branch

> high quality paper output

will be addressed in the next months.


Regards,
Marco


Am Montag 28 April 2008 09:06:26 schrieb Paolo Cavallini:
> I do not feel all too comfortable about these statements: am I wrong?
> All the best.
> pc
>
> -------- Messaggio Originale  --------
> Among the things that QGIS (and other open source desktops) can't do
> are a table join, a spatial join, high quality paper output, and
> symbolized thematic mapping.  Particular drawbacks of QGIS include the
> single-threaded user interface model (ui locks during render, making
> work with large files very stop-n-go) and relatively simple editing
> tools.
>
> I think it's contingent on us as evangelizers to not over-sell. I
> would not recommend QGIS or any other open source desktop to someone
> whose prior experience was Arc* until I had a clear understanding of
> the use case. In response to the query "can I replace ArcView with
> open source", my answer is "in general, no, but maybe for a specific
> use case".



-- 
Dr. Marco Hugentobler
Institute of Cartography
ETH Zurich
Technical Advisor QGIS Project Steering Committee