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QGIS is a cross-platform GIS application licensed under the GNU General Public License.
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8 asked today, 47 this week
when ArcGIS Desktop is the product you are using but also tag for the application (ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap) that you are using.
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Python is an open source interpreted programming language used in many GIS programs.
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A site-package created by Esri to expose ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro) geoprocessing, mapping, etc, to Python.
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Raster is a data format consisting of regular grids of values, usually stored in an image-like format.
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PostGIS is an extension for the PostgreSQL object-relational database that adds support for geographic objects.
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A reference framework consisting of a set of points, lines, and/or surfaces, and a set of rules, used to define the positions of points in space in either two or three dimensions. This tag also refers…
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ArcMap is the former flagship application of ArcGIS Desktop and the tag for that (arcgis-desktop) should also be added for any questions about its GUI
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Python bindings for QGIS.
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GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) is an open source translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats.
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GeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit Geospatial data.
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Statistical computing language and software environment.
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Google's cloud computing platform for geospatial data & analysis at earthengine.google.com.
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A vector data storage format for storing the location, shape, and attributes of geographic features. Often referred to as 'an ESRI shapefile', as ESRI developed it.
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On a map, a closed shape defined by a connected sequence of x,y coordinate pairs, where the first and last coordinate pair are the same and all other pairs are unique.
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for questions specific to the 3.x series of QGIS.
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PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database system.
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An Open-Source JavaScript Library for Mobile-Friendly Interactive Maps
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Use when your question is about one of the versions of the ArcGIS Pro application of ArcGIS Desktop
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Use when the version you are using of the OpenLayers JavaScript client toolkit is 3 or later
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when ArcGIS 10.0 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
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JavaScript is a prototype-based, object-oriented scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions.
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when you are using the DEPRECATED version 2.x of the OpenLayers JavaScript client toolkit.
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OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. The data is free, and free of legal and technical restrictions. OpenStreetMap is often shortened to OSM.
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when ArcGIS 10.1 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
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Software plugins that add functionality to the QGIS package
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when ArcGIS 10.2 is the version you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
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when ArcGIS for Server is the product you are using from the ArcGIS platform.
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GeoJSON is a geospatial data interchange format based on JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
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allows you to perform calculations on the basis of existing attribute values or defined functions in QGIS, ArcGIS, etc.
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ArcObjects is a set of COM-based APIs from ESRI Inc. that are used in several of their products including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine and ArcGIS Server.
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A geometric element defined by a pair of x,y coordinates.
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A Web Map Service (WMS) is a standard protocol for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet
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Rendering values from attribute tables as text on maps near their feature. For questions about legend labels use the [legend] tag instead.
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The set of conventions, rules, or encoding systems that define how geographic features are represented with symbols on a map.
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A layer is a collection of information. It contains specific elements of a gis in a specific presentation method (e.g raster or vector layer). Layers can be edited separately in order to create indivi…
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