College of Forestry

Forestry Computing Helpdesk

QGIS

 

QGIS is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS is an official project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). It runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows and Android and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities.

 

License and Support
Version
3.X
License and Support Access
Public
License Summary
Free, open source
Support Level
Install
Installation Guide
Install Guide Title
QGIS
Install Guide Access
STC and Publisher/Admin Onlys/Admin
Description

QGIS is an Open Source Geographic Information System.

 

License Information

Free, open source

Installation Instructions

 QGIS installation guide for CoF

1. Download the latest version from https://www.qgis.org/en/site/index.html

Or run Q:\Public\QGIS\QGIS-OSGeo4W-2.14.3-1-Setup-x86_64.exe (this is the long term release).  If you want the latest release, download it from the QGIS website)

 

 

2. Setup Wizard, click Next>

 

 

3. License Agreement, click I Agree

 

4. Accept default Destination Folder, click Next>

 

5.  Select components to install.  Click Install>

 

 6.  Wait for the installation to complete

 

7. When installation is complete, click Finish