QGIS: The Open Source Alternative to Proprietary GIS Software

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NGIS shows concrete wins: a drone pipeline using OpenDroneMap on AWS Batch produces 3D models in ~20 minutes for A$0.20 and mosaics in ~8 minutes for under A$0.01; QGIS usage events grow from ~50k to ~350–400k daily and monthly users rise from ~12M to ~15M. Projects include training Pacific governments to run coastal inundation modeling and using QGIS for startup mining workflows, plus a utility migration prototyping PostGIS replacing Oracle+FME to cut ongoing licensing costs.

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1. 0:00Introduction to NGS
2. 7:57Open source use cases
3. 16:48Q&A on migration and support

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