[SoC] QGIS & GRASS + Inkscape (cartography)

[Michael Barton]

GRASS already has the ability to read and write SVG files. How do you propose to enhance this capability?

Michael Barton

On Mar 19, 2012, at 11:35 AM, Brylie Oxley wrote:

> Hello,
> My name is Brylie Oxley. I am a student at Sierra College in Nevada 
> City, CA. I would like to apply for the GSoC program.
> 
> I have been studying GIS at Sierra College, where the courses focus on 
> proprietary tools. For libre GIS tools to be viable options, we need 
> high quality cartographic tools. This is where I see Inkscape as an 
> EXCELLENT candidate.
> 
> I would like to make an extension for QGIS, GRASS, and/or Inkscape that 
> would enable us to send data from QGIS/GRASS directly to Inkscape. It 
> would also be nice to be able to have Inkscape leverage the OSGeo 
> applications to import data/layers into a cartographic project.
> 
> I am glad to get any feedback regarding users' experiences sharing data 
> between these two programs. I would also like to know what some of the 
> components are that I can leverage to create a bridging 
> extension/improved cartographic interface for QGIS/GRASS.
> 
> Thank you for your time and consideration,
> Brylie Oxley
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Arizona State University
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