[Qgis-user] QGIS to ArcGIS

[Paolo Cavallini]

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Il 04/06/2013 10:48, Mike Shand ha scritto:
>>>You can see some of the maps made with only QGIS
> at http://www.flickr.com/groups/qgis/pool
> Some very impressive maps, QGIS can do most mapping tasks and does them very well, I
> look forward to the official release of QGIS 2.0.

You can already test a snapshot (still unstable, but good for testing); we have
packages for Windows, various Linuxes, and OSX.

> It is difficult to be specific and it could be quite a long list.  Even with ArcGIS I
> find there are limitations on customised symbol design and layout facilities, so
> often Adobe Illustrator is my choice for final mapping and GIS for map analysis and
> manipulation of spatial data.    My main gripe about both ArcGIS and QGIS is the
> unfriendly nature of Page Layout and Print Composer.  I guess that being a
> cartographer for over 40 years (GIS user for over 20 years) I am probably too
> demanding on my mapping software as I desire to be able to easily customise
> everything from a design and layout point of view and will never accept default
> solutions.

I understand your position, but without clear tasks, it is simply impossible for
developers to improve the funcionalities.
All the best.
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Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia
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