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README for QGIS version 1.4 'Enceladus'
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README for QGIS
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Quantum GIS (QGIS) is an Open Source Geographic Information System. The
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project was born in May of 2002 and was established as a project on
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SourceForge in June of the same year. We've worked hard to make GIS
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software (which is traditionaly expensive commercial software) a viable
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prospect for anyone with basic access to a Personal Computer. QGIS
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currently runs on most Unix platforms, Windows, and OS X. QGIS is
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developed using the Qt toolkit (http://www.trolltech.com) and C++. This
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developed using the Qt toolkit (http://qt.nokia.com) and C++. This
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means that QGIS feels snappy to use and has a pleasing, easy to use
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graphical user interface.
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QGIS aims to be an easy to use GIS, providing common functions and
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features. The initial goal was to provide a GIS data viewer. QGIS has
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reached that point in its evolution and is being used by many for their
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daily GIS data viewing needs. QGIS supports a number of raster and
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vector data formats, with new support easily added using the plugin
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daily GIS data viewing and editing needs. QGIS supports a number of raster
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and vector data formats, with new support easily added using the plugin
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architecture.
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QGIS is released under the GNU Public License (GPL). Devloping QGIS
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under this license means that you can (if you want to) inspect and
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modify the source code and guarantees that you, our happy user will
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always have access to a GIS program that is free of cost and can be
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freely modified.
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QGIS is released under the GNU Public License (GPL) Version 2. Devloping
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QGIS under this license means that you can (if you want to) inspect and
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modify the source code and guarantees that you, our happy user will always
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have access to a GIS program that is free of cost and can be freely
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modified.
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Supported raster formats include:
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Grass
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ESRI Shapefiles
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PostgreSQL/PostGIS
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GRASS
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Spatialite
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Other OGR supported formats
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NOTE -- Please follow the installation instructions carefully.
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After untarring the distribution, you can find the HTML version of the

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