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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

Last week, I was at the QGIS User Conference and Contributor Meeting in Laax. What an unforgettable week! Talks and a workshop at 2,222 m, a hike at the Glarus Thrust 🏔️ and lots of great conversations with the #QGIS community. My experiences in a blog post […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Photo collage of the QGIS User Conference and Contributor Meeting 2026 in Laax, Switzerland.

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Meet the QGIS Hub — sharing is caring! Everyone knows the QGIS Plugin Repo but have you had a look at the QGIS Hub yet? It's similar to the plugin repository in that it allows sharing of resources between community members, but it so many different types of resources, that warrants multiple […]

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Here's a preview of the new Vector Field Renderer that will be available in #QGIS 4.4 as a result of the recent crowdfunding for native tools for hydrology. The preview shows how you can visualise a flow direction raster with arrows. #GIS #OpenSource

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

This afternoon, I'll give the workshop "Hydrological Analysis in QGIS" at the QGIS User Conference in Laax, Switzerland. Participants will get hands-on experience with the upcoming native hydrology tools in #QGIS that are being developed through the recent […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Today, 24 MSc students of the #ErasmusMundus #FloodRiskManagement programme have successfully completed the course QGIS for Hydrological Applications at @tudresden. They have received the official #QGIS certificate. Congratulations to this amazing and diverse […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Erasmus Mundus FRM students receive the official QGIS certificate.

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Assembled my new Framework 13 Pro and installed gisnix by @timlinux from Kartoza. Loving the combo already! Sustainable hardware + a clean, reproducible NixOS setup for geospatial work. Nightly QGIS runs great, including the new hydrology tools. Note: gisnix […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

QGIS nightly build with new native hydrology tools running on gisnix

Framework 13 Pro with gisnix based on NixOS

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

@underdarkGIS, I tried on the following OS & QGIS versions with no results: Linux/3.44.12 Linux/4.3 nightly Windows/3.44.14 Windows/4.3 nightly

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

QGIS tabbed ribbon UI experiments A long-standing feature request in the QGIS repo has been an option for a ribbon-style GUI to replace the plethora of toolbars that usually characterize the top rows of any QGIS window. A couple of months ago Ethan published an experimental "Ribbon Toolbar" […]

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Dear high school teachers, please teach the students again basic computer skills. I now had 2 MSc programmes where I had to explain what folders and files are and how to organise this on their computer. It's still an essential skill if you work with desktop software. We're not yet all in the […]

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Been dabbling with the #QGIS ribbon UI PoC: updated it to QGIS 4 and started with refining the tabbed ribbon layouts. Screenshots of latest draft and original QGIS 3 dark for comparison below. If you want to give it a shot yourself: github.com/anitagraser/qgis-tabbed-… #GISChat #UX

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Another native hydrology tool coming in #QGIS 4.4: Thin Plate Spline interpolation. 💧📈 Great for groundwater mapping: smooth surfaces, no plugins, fully integrated in QGIS. Thanks to everyone who supported the crowdfunding, and to @northroadgeo for the […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

A first sneak peek of the native hydrological tools coming to #QGIS 4.4! 💧🌍 This video shows the full workflow for stream extraction and catchment delineation, all running natively in QGIS, with no external dependencies. Huge thanks to everyone who […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

How to QGIS 4.2 on Linux Mint (Sept ’26) For a while now, my preferred way of installing QGIS has been from conda-forge. However, while we're waiting for QGIS 4 to become available on conda-forge, there are alternatives: Meet the official QGIS Docker Images First off, you'll need Docker. If you […]

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Hardcopy of the 2nd Edition of the book #Geomorphometry - Concepts, Software, Applications has arrived! Happy to have a chapter about #QGIS and #PCRaster in the book and to have contributed to the general software chapter. Great to be in the book with […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

#PostGISDay 2026 will be November 19. Call for talk ideas is open now. Registration is free! This is a virtual community conference all about #PostGIS geospatial and projects that extend PostGIS or use PostGIS. Details: www.snowflake.com/en/postgis-day CFP […]

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

Very interesting talk by @Felienne "AI made me doubt everything about programming" youtu.be/0-6-f94n_9M

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Finished teaching #QGIS for #Groundwater Applications to the #ErasmusMundus GroundWatCh MSc students at IST in Lisbon! Despite very hot days in classrooms without AC, the group worked hard and produced great groundwater and surface water maps. Today, the […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Group picture with official QGIS certificates

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Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊ @brucelawson.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/…

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

🚀 The new edition of the book #Geomorphometry has been published. It’s not open access, but I’m glad to see a strong shift toward #OpenSource tools like #QGIS, #PCRaster, #GRASS, #Whitebox and Python/R packages. Happy I could contribute to this through my […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Book cover of Geomorphometry - Concepts, Software, Applications

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Have you already tried the @merginmaps filtering feature? It makes it easier to focus on exactly the data you need in the field. You can now filter layers by attributes, combine conditions, and instantly highlight matching features, which is useful for inspections, QA checks, and navigating […]

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

@Mndell, oh yes, that must be the reason. I wasn't seeing it as a link, but of course YouTube interprets it as a link.

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

During a #QGIS Open Day session live on #YouTube today, I posted a comment about #PeerTube. Guess what! It didn't show up for the host and viewers. I reposted the comment, and it happened again. We can't trust #BigTech!

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

🎉We did it! Thanks to the amazing support from the #QGIS community, both the initial €6000 goal and the extended €7000 goal have been achieved. Native #hydrology tools and the new flow direction & wind barb renderers will land in QGIS 4.4. Thank you to everyone […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Initial and extended crowdfunding goals for hydrology core tools in QGIS have been achieved!

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026

🎉Today we've reached the €6000 goal for native hydrology tools in #QGIS. Thank you🫶 This means that @northroadgeo can implement these tools so you can use them in QGIS 4.4🚀 📢 With 2 weeks left, we’re aiming for an extended goal of €7000 to add native flow […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Initial crowdfunding goal reached. Call for donations for extended goal.

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

🎉We've just passed 50% of the crowdfunding goal for bringing native #hydrology tools in #qgis. Thanks for all donations so far🙏🏼 If you rely on hydrological workflows in QGIS or simply want to strengthen #OpenSource #gis, please consider supporting the effort […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Crowdfunding for native hydrology tools in QGIS

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026

The new #MovingPandas release 0.23 has just landed in pypi and conda-forge and I want to share with you two highlights anitagraser.com/2026/08/09/movingpa…

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

📢 #crowdfunding to bring essential #hydrology tools directly into #QGIS. If you use QGIS for #groundwater or surface #watermanagement, this will make your workflows faster and more reliable. 👉 More info […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2026

At today’s QGIS Open Day, I launched a crowdfunding to develop native #hydrology tools for #QGIS. These tools will make stream extraction, basin delineation and #groundwater workflows faster, stable and fully cross‑platform. The tools will be implemented by […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Crowdfunding for native QGIS Tools for Hydrology

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OSGeo @osgeo.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2026

OSGeo establishes a European legal foundation The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) has established a legal foundation in Europe. The founding documents were signed yesterday. The new entity, Stichting Open Source Geospatial, has its statutory seat in Wageningen and operates under the […]

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

Nice to see more #QGIS User Groups on the map of the Easter Egg in QGIS 4.2🚀 Watch this super nice video by Ujaval Gandhi and his daughter on how to find the Easter Eggs in QGIS: youtu.be/pH9Am3FgRS0?is=7IIpQ0p3buf…

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

@kgjenkins, great to read that you and your students are using it!

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

@kgjenkins, it would be great if more people would support this. I'll keep you updated.

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2026

🎉Big milestone today: the #PCRaster Tools plugin for #QGIS just passed 100,000 downloads! From a small prototype to a full Processing Provider plugin, it now brings PCRaster’s map algebra and full environmental modelling framework (deterministic, stochastic […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

PCRaster Tools plugin for QGIS passes 100k downloads

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2026

Quick recap of Belém, Salzburg, and what's coming next: anitagraser.com/2026/07/11/belem-sa…

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

#FOSS4GNL 2026 was fantastic! Two inspiring days in Groningen with 12 workshops, 41 talks and a sold‑out conference. I wrote a blog with my highlights: www.qwast-gis.com/l/foss4gnl-2026-b… #FOSS4G #QGIS @osgeonl […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

FOSS4GNL 2026 group picture at the Academy Building of the University of Groningen

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

Giving my workshop on the new #gdal command line interface at #FOSS4GNL in Groningen. Free materials in English can be found at @gisocw: courses.gisopencourseware.org/mod/b…

14 participants at my workshop on GDAL at FOSS4GNL

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/07/2026

Onderweg naar #FOSS4GNL in Groningen, georganiseerd door @osgeonl & @qgisnl i.s.m. @Jantina_Tammes_School @universityofgroningen. Ik geef vandaag 3 workshops die je ook gratis kan volgen op @gisocw: 🔸️ Hands‑on met de nieuwe #GDAL Command Line Interface […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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Bert Hubert NL 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 @bert-hubert.mastodon.nl.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Recent nodigde @SURF me uit & daar presenteerde ik "Digitale Autonomie 2.0: en nu echt", met daarbij speciale aandacht voor hoe we politiek, bestuur en IT-afdelingen mee kunnen krijgen. Hier een opgeleukt transcript, samenvatting & sheets van de presentatie, tjokvol met links […]

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2026

Workshops are in full swing at #FOSS4GEurope! Tomorrow I’m giving my Hydrological Analysis in #QGIS workshop, covering native tools + #PCRaster, #GRASS and #WhiteboxTools 💧 👉 Follow along online at @gisocw […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Workshop Hydrological Analysis in QGIS at FOSS4G Europe 2026 and GIS OpenCourseWare

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

I enjoyed the #MadeInEurope track at #FOSS4GEurope in Timișoara, Romania, today. Happy to have contributed to the discussion with my presentation about #DigitalSovereignty and #OpenSource software. I've addressed opportunities, business models and procurement […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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astroidex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy @astroidex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

Thanks @EvenRouault for your update on #gdal. Impressive new features! Support #GDAL and get a nice T-Shirt. #foss4ge2026 #foss4g #osgeo numfocus.myspreadshop.com/gdal+t+sh…

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Hans van der Kwast :qgis: @hansakwast.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

On my way by train from Rotterdam to Timișoara for #FOSS4GE, more or less tracing the same path as the heat wave, proving even meteorology can’t resist a good #FOSS4G 😅 I’ll present on 29 June about the 3-30-300 rule and on 30 June about #DigitalSovereignty […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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