[Qgis-user] Postgis, Qgis, uDig?

[Dane Springmeyer]

I like both QGIS and uDig.

I am constantly needing a quick map view of postgis spatial tables and  
I tend to use Qgis much more often for one primary reason: it loads  
faster with a nice blank map and the number of buttons to press to get  
your postgres data up on the map canvas from scratch are fewer than  
udig.

However, I think uDig excels at working with postgis data in several  
ways:

1) uDig does not depend upon a field named oid or a specific unique id  
field with a constraint. I'm not sure what shortcut uDig uses here but  
if you are just trying to view your postgis data, getting it to load  
up in Qgis due to this restriction can be troublesome at first.

2) uDig has a nice 'Catalog' window that allows you to easily refresh  
and reload you connection to postgres tables without having to step  
through multiple pop-up windows. In fact you can drag and drop postgis  
layers into your map view.


Cheers,

Dane


On Aug 14, 2008, at 4:10 PM, John C. Tull wrote:

> Personally, uDig was not a satisfying experience when I used it.  
> Maciej did a good job listing the shortcomings of qgis and postgis.  
> I quite enjoy qgis as a front-end to postgis, but you may want to  
> give both a try to find out for yourself.
>
> John
>
> On Aug 14, 2008, at 1:33 AM, Agustin Lobo wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Do I need (or is it convenient) uDig to use PostGis or
>> QGIS is enough (or even better) as a front end for PostGis?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Agus
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>> Spain
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