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Dear List,<br>
<br>
I was asked to give a 5 days international GIS training course at
the university and proposed to do it with QGIS. The program leader
finally insisted on doing it with ArcGIS arguing that the students
had better chances to find a job knowing ArcGIS rather than QGIS.
This argumentation does not reflect my long professional experience
as a GIS consultant at all!<br>
But how can I proof that knowing QGIS is the better choice for young
GIS professionals than ArcGIS (or at least that both systems are
equally suited)? <br>
Does anybody know any official numbers of GIS users worldwide or on
the worldwide application of QGIS over ArcGIS?<br>
<br>
I know the Master thesis from Boku Vienna
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://geoobserver.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/arcgis-vs-qgis/">https://geoobserver.wordpress.com/2016/02/09/arcgis-vs-qgis/</a>) but
it is focused on a technical comparison of both systems only.<br>
Also the link
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.g2crowd.com/grid_report/documents/gis-winter-2016-report">https://www.g2crowd.com/grid_report/documents/gis-winter-2016-report</a>
is not really helpful because it is based on some 40 reviews only
and therefore not representative.<br>
I really need to know some proven facts on the number of global QGIS
users and renown companies using QGIS worldwide.<br>
<br>
Thanks for your help in advance,<br>
Markus<br>
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Dr. Markus Weidenbach <br>
<b>landConsult.de</b>
<br>
Geographical Information Management
<br>
and Environmental Planning
<br>
D-77815 Bühl
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Germany
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e.mail see: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://landConsult.de">http://landConsult.de</a></div>
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