[Qgis-user] QGIS and ESRI's ArcMAp

[Andreas Neumann]

Hi Scott,

This is a difficult (and quite open) question.

There are things in ArcGIS that QGIS doesn't have and vice versa. And 
things that are easier in one system or the other.

One difference is that in ArcGIS you often need commercial extensions, 
while in QGIS you don't have to pay, but it has extensions as plugins 
and processing providers (GRASS, SAGA, R, OTB, etc.) for additional tools.

I haven't used ArcGIS for a long time, so I can't give a fair 
comparison. But things I like in QGIS most, is that it is really 
flexible and open, and easy to extend. I also very much like the 
"expression" system and the fact you can use expressions pretty much 
everywhere where you can set a parameter. Also, the cartographic and 
labeling functionalities and map layout options, as well as atlas and 
report serial prints in QGIS are really nice. Starting from version 3, 
also the processing / analysis functions should be much more stable and 
user friendly. However, I heard that cartography is also a strength of 
the ESRI platform.

To be honest, to get a really fair comparison between the two systems, 
this would require a lot of work and still remain a bit subjective.

What aspects of GIS are you interested in? Cartography, editing, data 
management, publication, analysis?

Greetings,

Andreas


Am 29.06.2018 um 13:59 schrieb Crosby, Scott:
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> Good morning,
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> Are there tools and/or capabilities unique to QGIS that are not 
> available in ArcMap? I’m currently using ArcMap 10.5.1, and recently 
> installed QGIS.
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