[Qgis-user] QGIS Functionality and Training

[Seth Cohen]

Hi Luigi,

Thanks for the response.

I’m very happy to hear that all we want to do can be done in Qgis (my boss will be happy to hear that even more).  However, that said, we are a midsize engineering firm doing hydrology studies, roadway projects and site development projects.  We are not in the development arena, so we are not going to be hiring any developers anytime soon.  Do you offer any training on the workflows I listed?  I see that you are in Spain, but do you know of anyone in the US that I could contact?

Thanks so much.

Seth Cohen
Project Manager
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From: Luigi Pirelli <luipir at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2018 8:15 AM
To: Seth Cohen <scohen at nfps.net>
Cc: qgis-user ML <qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS Functionality and Training

Hi,

All you listed is possible to process in qgis via all possibilities offered by backend integrated in processing (GRASS; SAGA, native qgis algs etc etc), btw about LIDAR data in a week I'll push a new provider  for qgis processing toolbox that will allow the use of PDAL (http://www.pdal.io) in processing. This will allow you to create automatic workflow to automatically process basin delineation from lidar data. BTW right now you can already use LASTools integrated in processing toolbox. las2dem command can generate dem for basin delineation.

I strongly suggest to
1) avoid to spend for Arc licences and in opposite
  A) invest in qgis upstream fixes via hiring core developers or financing directly qgis project
  B) customize your workflows hiring a power user
  C) pay training to do all above in-house
2) invest contributing the new PDALtools in processing
3) invest contributing to PDAL

all above suggestion allow your company to have ALSO a more direct control on your product respect depending on external marketing decisions.

regards

Luigi Pirelli

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On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 13:36, Seth Cohen <scohen at nfps.net<mailto:scohen at nfps.net>> wrote:

All,



The company I work for is in need of the following information on an upcoming project, and my boss is asking if we need to buy ArcGIS or can QGIS do all this; see the list below.



  1.  Basin delineation from LiDAR surfaces
  2.  Stage-Storage determination for each delineated basin for input into a hydrology model
  3.  Determine the longest flow path in the basin
  4.  Average slope of that flow path.
  5.  Acreage within the basin that is a certain soil grouping
  6.  Land cover size estimates, e.g. residential, timberland, open pasture, wetland, industrial, commercial, etc.
  7.  Land cover size estimates for soil grouping mentioned in #5



Also, does anyone on here provide on-site training or know of anyone or any company that provides on-site training and support?  The company I work for is willing to pay of course.  I am based out of USA, Lake City – Florida.



Thanks in advance.



Seth Cohen

Project Manager
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