QGIS: Free and Open Source Cross-Platform Geographical Information System
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Summary
QGIS is a free, open-source, cross-platform geographical information system (GIS) that runs on Unix, Windows, and MacOS. It offers comprehensive spatial data management capabilities supporting raster, vector, mesh, and point cloud data in various industry-standard formats including GeoPackage, GeoTIFF, ESRI shapefiles, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, and many others through GDAL support.
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Support for raster, vector, mesh, and point cloud data in a range of industry-standard formats
Vector formats include: GeoPackage, ESRI shapefiles, GRASS, SpatiaLite, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, MSSQL, Oracle, WFS
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