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QGIS @qgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 21h

Contributor Meeting day 2 is on in full force with numerous break out sessions to discuss everything from documentation to code refactoring and packaging

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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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QGIS @qgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

And the QGIS banner for next year's user conference has been passed on to ... 🇵🇹 Portugal! #QGISUC2026

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QGIS @qgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Thanks to Johannes Kanonier for his excellent closing keynote detailing the 15-year #QGIS journey of the State of #Vorarlberg's Office for Surveying and Geoinformation #QGISUC2026

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Rounding off the #cartography topic with a news publisher's perspective is Aditi Bhandari of the @financialtimes #QGISUC2026

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Another impressive cartography talk. This time by Mohammad Alamir Tamer with UNOCHA on publish-ready infographics with #QGIS A sample of the output can be viewed at […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Standing room-only in the mountain hut with Andreas Neumann demonstrating #QGIS cartography special powers using examles of the Atlas of Switzerland #QGISUC2026

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QGIS @qgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

"Maps as instruments of power" a very timely keynote by Prof. Lorenz Hurni covering lots of political topics but also some Easter eggs #QGISUC2026

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QGIS @qgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

The big opening of #QGISUC2026 is on with @mbernasocchi welcoming everyone to Laax. Exciting days ahead!

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FOSSGIS Verein @fossgisev.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

#FOSSGIS2027 findet vom 9.–13. März 2027 im audiMAX der @uniheidelberg in Kooperation mit @heigit statt. Der Call for Participation ist geöffnet: fossgis-konferenz.de/2027/callforpa… Beiträge können bis zum 1. November 2026 eingereicht werden […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Bild zeigt Foto vom audiMAX Heidelberg (Foto: HeiGIT). FOSSGIS-Konferenz-Standortlogo zeigt audiMAX und das Brückentor der Alten Brücke und Schriftzug FOSSGIS 2027, Heidelberg 9.-13. März, Text: FOSSGIS 2027, Die Konferenz der Open Source & Open Data Community für Geoinformation, 9.-13. März 2027,
Call for Participation, Einreichungen bis 01.11.2026
#FOSSGIS2027 @FOSSGISeV@mastodon.online

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

I haven't used the #QGIS Locator bar much so far (except to access the Nominatim Geocoder every once in a while). While dabbling with UI ideas, I ended up throwing it into the upper right corner where - I think - it stands out a bit more than in the bottom […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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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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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

#GISChat Can you do a small test for me? In the #QGIS Locator bar, when you type in "set project" and press enter, does it open the settings dialog for you? Please share OS & QGIS version in your answer. Thanks!

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QGIS @qgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Sold out, but a few tickets just came back. 3 for the QGIS User Conference in Laax (5–6 October) and 6 for the workshop day (7 October). First come, first served, and they won't last long. conference.qgis.org/tickets #QGIS #QGISUC2026

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QGIS User Conference 2026 · QGIS UC Website

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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 · 26/09/2026

Not bad on the old laptop touchscreen there :qgis: 👩‍💻💚 #GISChat #QGIS

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

@4Estone Hi Sylvain. Thank you for your comment on the Ribbon UI issue on GitHub. Could you update the comment to include some good modern UI examples that you like? That would be very helpful

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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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Keith Jenkins @kgjenkins.mapstodon.space.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

QNEAT, the QGIS Network Analysis Toolbox plugin, has been updated for #QGIS 4.x Thank you, @root676 ! plugins.qgis.org/plugins/QNEAT

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QNEAT - QNEAT - QGIS Network Analysis Toolbox

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

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

@rnanclares Good question. I don't know. Maybe someone else has tried and can chime in?

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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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Michael Szell @mszll.datasci.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Anyone knows what's up with #condaforge? Version updates not happening since several days, requests keep piling up: conda-forge.org/status/#version 🙍 Is this due to ai?

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Jakub Nowosad @nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Missed the OpenGeoHub Earth Observation Summer School 2026? 🛰️ You can now explore the slides, links, and other course materials from the sessions in one place: github.com/Nowosad/OGH_summer_schoo… #EarthObservation #RemoteSensing #Geospatial #OpenGeoHub

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Christian Willmes @cwillmes.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Framing Open Source as something bad or even facist is completely crazy. Assholes and abusers are everywhere also in Open Source, don't blame the open source community, but blame the assholes and the abusers.

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

MovingPandas is moving to Codeberg I've been testing Codeberg for over a year now, with Trajectools being the largest repo that has already moved its headquarters from Github to Codeberg. I have been very happy with the experience so far and – at the same time – I couldn't help but notice the […]

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Jakub Nowosad @nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

What are the key challenges when using machine learning for spatial prediction? In a new blog post, I summarize our recent paper, where we discuss spatial dependence, validation, sampling, uncertainty, applicability, and reproducibility in spatial ML […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

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cartocalypse @cartocalypse.norden.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Writing GIS docs without a strict terminology is exhausting. Is it "Column"? "Attribute"? "Column value"? "Attribute value"? Or maybe even "Property"? "Key"? Hrmpf!

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Jakub Nowosad @nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Working with OpenStreetMap data in R? 🗺️ Louis Laurian and Timothée Giraud have put together a "Cheat sheet for using OpenStreetMap with R". zenodo.org/records/20842874 #rstats #OpenStreetMap #RSpatial

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FOSSGIS Verein @fossgisev.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Trefft #OpenStreetMap und @FOSSGISeV auf den Kieler Open Source und Linux Tagen und fragt alles was Ihr zu #OSM und freier Software im Geobereich wissen wollt. #Kielux #Kielux2026 #FOSSGIS #OpenData #OpenSource

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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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Ingrid Brodnig @brodnig.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Mithilfe erbeten: Hat hier jemand die Erfahrung gemacht, wegen KI den Job zu verlieren? Oder gab es im eigenen Unternehmen Überlegungen dazu? Mich würden (anonymisiert) solche Erfahrungen journalistisch interessieren - schaue auch in meine DMs, also gerne dort schreiben Bin über RTs dankbar! 🙏

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Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode: @publicvoit.graz.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

Die Kreditauskunftei #CRIF hat vermutlich deinen Namen, Anschrift und Geburtsdatum und berechnet damit einen "Score". Banken, Mobilfunker und andere rufen diesen Score ab. @noybeu startet eine #Sammelklage. Ich habe bereits mitgemacht - melde dich auch an auf crif.noyb.eu #noyb

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Keith Jenkins @kgjenkins.mapstodon.space.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

To be fair, all regions of every map appear significantly smaller than they are.

"The Mercator layout ... Because of its projection style, however, regions near the equator appear significantly smaller than they are"

Excerpt from article in The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa

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Tom Chadwin @tomchadwin.en.osm.town.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

RE: fosstodon.org/@osgeo/11720767027701… Bravo @ianturton! None more worthy.

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OSGeo @osgeo.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

Ian Turton receives the 2026 Sol Katz Award We are honoured to announce that Ian Turton is the recipient of the 2026 Sol Katz Award (the 22nd year of the award), at the recent FOSS4G event in Hiroshima, Japan. www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/ian-t…

Ian is receiving the Sol Katz award from Tom Kralidis at Hiroshima

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Keith Jenkins @kgjenkins.mapstodon.space.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Lake America only exists in the rotten mind of a very small man. It does not belong on any map.

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trimaris @trimaris.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Die richtigen Namen #LakeOntario

Die Karte zeigt die originalen Namen der "Großen Seen": gichi gami (Lake Superior), michi gami (Lake Michigan), karegnondi (Lake Huron), erielhonan (Lake Erie), ontari'io (Lake Ontario)

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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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Jakub Nowosad @nowosad.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Working with spatial data in R? The terra cheat sheet is a quick reference for raster/vector operations, projections, plotting, and more. Check it at rspatial.org/_static/terra_cheatshe… #rstats #GISchat #rspatial

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Anita Graser 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇪 @underdarkgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

Sad stats: for my whole adult life, the murder rate in Austria has essentially remained same and women are still more likely to be the victims, with two thirds murdered in their own home orf.at/stories/3440177

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Keith Jenkins @kgjenkins.mapstodon.space.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

Thanks to whoever decided to add these notes about when new features were added to #QGIS -- this is amazingly helpful context.

screenshot of the QGIS documentation for the "Concave Hull by Feature" processing tool, showing that the feature was added in version 3.44

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