Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G for cartography production
Not at all, I wanted to clarify just in case I came across as 'this is a necessary step' and accidentally downplaying QGIS capabilities ;) Regards, ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G for cartography production
On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 at 10:46, Adam Steer wrote: > > I should point out that my own usage of inkscape / gimp is because of > 'reversion to the familiar' rather than 'QGIS is missing stuff'. > > Eli and Nyall are right, QGIS has a *lot* to offer before any need to export > and manually touch up! And apologies if my reply came across as downplaying the role of manual/postprocessing cartography -- that wasn't my intention! Nyall ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G for cartography production
I should point out that my own usage of inkscape / gimp is because of 'reversion to the familiar' rather than 'QGIS is missing stuff'. Eli and Nyall are right, QGIS has a *lot* to offer before any need to export and manually touch up! Regards, ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G for cartography production
On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 at 02:04, SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA wrote: > > Hi. Where I work we need to find an open alternative to ArcGIS in order to > produce maps for printing. We were trying with QGIS but we have problems with > labeling linear elements. I'd be very curious to hear more about this -- particularly if you've got example screenshots you can take! > Is there anyone in the list that has experience with preparing maps for > printing with open source software? Does anybody know what is the best FOSS4G > for doing this? Tutorials? As others have pointed out, QGIS is really the only choice for professional cartography in the open source realm, unless you want to dive in and do things manually... But the good news is that QGIS **has** a very strong cartographic following, and many many users and developers who are passionate about making it the best cartographic tool available (see eg https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/37840). If you've good suggestions on how to improve QGIS' cartographic abilities, you should definitely submit them to the project for consideration. Nyall > > Thanks, > > > Sergio Acosta y Lara > Departamento de Geomática > Dirección Nacional de Topografía > Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas > URUGUAY > (598)29157933 ints. 20329/20330 > http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/ > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G for cartography production
Hi Sergio, Adam recommends a good method for post processing maps. Before going to post processing, it is worth trying to get the results you want within QGIS. There have been some major labeling improvements and overhauls over the years giving QGIS some powerful labeling options. Here are a few links with some information on that: https://nyalldawson.net/tag/labelling/ http://planet.qgis.org/planet/tag/labels/ (which gives a cloudflare message but this seems to work: https://web.archive.org/web/20191202202601/http://planet.qgis.org/planet/tag/labels/ https://web.archive.org/web/20191202201049/http://planet.qgis.org/planet/tag/labeling/ The visual changelog labeling category and going through the various versions might give some ideas too: https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/visualchangelog314/index.html#labelling If you're using QGIS, writing the QGIS user list is more likely to get detailed responses (from experienced users and developers) than the discuss list: https://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/mailinglists.html Best regards, Eli On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 3:03 PM Adam Steer wrote: > > Hi Sergio > > Look at inkscape as a post-QGIS labelling and map tweaking system if you need > vector work and typography: https://inkscape.org/ > > GIMP is for image processing grunt (like Adobe photoshop): > https://www.gimp.org > > Both are excellent tools for professional print production. > > Searching 'QGIS and inkscape' there are many tutorials :) > > Regards, > > Adam > > On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 at 02:04, SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA > wrote: >> >> Hi. Where I work we need to find an open alternative to ArcGIS in order to >> produce maps for printing. We were trying with QGIS but we have problems >> with labeling linear elements. Is there anyone in the list that has >> experience with preparing maps for printing with open source software? Does >> anybody know what is the best FOSS4G for doing this? Tutorials? >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Sergio Acosta y Lara >> Departamento de Geomática >> Dirección Nacional de Topografía >> Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas >> URUGUAY >> (598)29157933 ints. 20329/20330 >> http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/ >> ___ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > -- > Dr. Adam Steer > http://spatialised.net > https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer > http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer > http://orcid.org/-0003-0046-7236 > +61 427 091 712 :: @adamdsteer > > Suits are bad for business: http://www.spatialised.net/business-penguins/ > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G for cartography production
Hi Sergio Look at inkscape as a post-QGIS labelling and map tweaking system if you need vector work and typography: https://inkscape.org/ GIMP is for image processing grunt (like Adobe photoshop): https://www.gimp.org Both are excellent tools for professional print production. Searching 'QGIS and inkscape' there are many tutorials :) Regards, Adam On Thu, 23 Jul 2020 at 02:04, SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA < sergio.acostayl...@mtop.gub.uy> wrote: > Hi. Where I work we need to find an open alternative to ArcGIS in order to > produce maps for printing. We were trying with QGIS but we have problems > with labeling linear elements. Is there anyone in the list that has > experience with preparing maps for printing with open source software? Does > anybody know what is the best FOSS4G for doing this? Tutorials? > > Thanks, > > > Sergio Acosta y Lara > Departamento de Geomática > Dirección Nacional de Topografía > Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas > URUGUAY > (598)29157933 ints. 20329/20330 > http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/ > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Dr. Adam Steer http://spatialised.net https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer http://orcid.org/-0003-0046-7236 +61 427 091 712 :: @adamdsteer Suits are bad for business: http://www.spatialised.net/business-penguins/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G for cartography production
Hi. Where I work we need to find an open alternative to ArcGIS in order to produce maps for printing. We were trying with QGIS but we have problems with labeling linear elements. Is there anyone in the list that has experience with preparing maps for printing with open source software? Does anybody know what is the best FOSS4G for doing this? Tutorials? Thanks, Sergio Acosta y Lara Departamento de Geomática Dirección Nacional de Topografía Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas URUGUAY (598)29157933 ints. 20329/20330 http://geoportal.mtop.gub.uy/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss