[Qgis-user] GIS big picture for the newbie

[Alex Mandel]

On 01/26/2012 03:27 PM, Kevin Goulding wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Is there somewhere that explains, for the newbie, how all the open source
> GIS software components fit together?
> 
> e.g., QGIS, gdal, postgresSQL, PostGIS, Grass, Django, GeoDjango, Homebrew,
> pgRouting, plug-ins, Python, etc.
> 
> How many of these applications are redundant or compete with one another?
>  What does each application set out to do in relation to the other
> applications?
> 
> This is directly related to this posted question:
> http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/19157/monte-carlo-simulation-using-qgis-and-pgrouting-on-optimal-sidewalk-construction
> 
> Many thanks,
> Kevin


There is an older graphic out there (will need to find it) but this list
gives a rough idea.
http://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/overview.html

If the programs are in the same category they may overlap some but
rarely 100%. The categories are a good way to split out how they
potentially work together. The descriptions of each application might
provide you some more insight.

Thanks,
Alex