GIS in Windows

QGIS

QGIS is one of GIS software with open source licensing under the GNU General Public License (GPL). That means that the source code used in building applications can we learn and change, and we can get for free. Unlike with commercial software in general, where the source code is closed so that the user can not develop their own application in accordance morning. QGIS is an abbreviation of Quantum Geographic Information System. GIS software is made starting in May 2002 and has been defined as projects in the SourceForge in June 2002. One of the advantages of this software QGIS is a lightweight and user-friendly. QGIS also has some version suitable with the platform, so it can run on Windows, Linux, and OSX. QGIS built using Qt and C + +. Early goal from making QGIS only as a viewer data only, but added with a growing variety of other plugin that works as a database management, spatial analysis, or to attach the display, so now QGIS not powerfull compared to other software such as ArcView GIS, or GRASS.