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Many government organizations and companies are currently switching from ArcGIS to QGIS. With the QGIS plugin SLYR: the ESRI to QGIS Compatibility Suite, this transition is much easier and faster.
During this course, participants will gain insight into how ArcGIS projects, styles, layouts, and geodata can be efficiently transferred to QGIS using the powerful SLYR plugin.
The switch from ArcGIS to QGIS is becoming a logical choice for more and more organizations. Did you know that it’s possible to switch to QGIS almost effortlessly?
Government agencies, engineering firms, consulting firms, and businesses are seeking flexible and future-proof GIS solutions that prioritize open standards, lower licensing costs, and broad applicability. QGIS has evolved into a mature and powerful GIS platform that is used worldwide across a wide range of sectors.
What makes this transition particularly appealing is that users no longer have to start from scratch. With the powerful QGIS plugin SLYR: the ESRI to QGIS Compatibility Suite, it’s possible to use many ArcGIS features, styles, layouts, and projects directly within QGIS. As a result, the transition from ArcGIS to QGIS is much smoother than many organizations realize.
During this course, you’ll learn how to adapt existing ArcGIS workflows to an efficient QGIS environment. You’ll discover how familiar GIS processes work in QGIS and how the SLYR plugin helps ensure compatibility between the two platforms. This allows you to make the switch more quickly without losing important knowledge, workflows, or map layouts.
A key advantage of QGIS is its open-source approach. This provides organizations with a flexible GIS platform that can be easily expanded with plugins, integrations, and custom functionality. At the same time, many familiar GIS principles remain the same—such as map layers, analyses, attribute tables, visualization, and geoprocessing. That’s precisely why ArcGIS users can transition to QGIS relatively quickly when they receive the right guidance.
The world of GIS is changing rapidly. While ArcGIS was the standard in many organizations for years, we are now seeing strong growth in QGIS within both the public and private sectors. This development is partly made possible by the enormous advances in open-source GIS technology.
QGIS now offers extensive capabilities in the areas of:
For many organizations, however, the transition poses a challenge because existing ArcGIS projects, symbologies, and layouts must be preserved. This is where the SLYR plugin plays a key role. This plugin makes it possible to better interpret many ESRI-specific elements within QGIS.
During the course, you’ll learn, among other things:
This provides a practical and realistic approach for organizations that want to gradually transition to an open GIS platform.
One of the biggest challenges in a GIS migration is preserving existing map layouts, symbolization, and project structures. The SLYR plugin was specifically developed to simplify this transition.
With SLYR, users can, among other things:
This means GIS specialists don’t have to rebuild everything from scratch. Much of their existing knowledge and workflows can be retained, while organizations simultaneously reap the benefits of open-source GIS.
Throughout the course, our instructor consistently demonstrates how features from ArcGIS are mirrored in QGIS. This fosters familiarity and confidence among users making the transition.
During this hands-on course, you’ll work with familiar GIS processes from ArcGIS and learn how they function within QGIS. The focus is on efficiency, familiarity, and practical applicability.
Key components of the course include:
You’ll also learn how QGIS differs from ArcGIS Pro and what benefits open-source GIS can offer your organization.
For many ArcGIS users, QGIS feels surprisingly familiar. However, there are important differences in the interface, workflows, and settings. During the course, we will therefore devote extensive attention to the structure of QGIS.
Key topics include:
Through hands-on exercises, you’ll learn to work quickly and efficiently within the QGIS environment.
Successfully transitioning from ArcGIS to QGIS requires not only technical knowledge but also an understanding of both platforms. Our course is therefore specifically designed for GIS users who want to apply their existing knowledge to a modern open-source environment.
During the course, you’ll work with realistic GIS data and familiar real-world workflows.
We focus specifically on the transition from ArcGIS to QGIS and show how the two systems relate to each other.
Our instructors have extensive experience with both ArcGIS and QGIS and understand the challenges of GIS migrations within organizations.
Thanks to the small class sizes, there is plenty of opportunity for personal questions and support.
After completing the course, you’ll be able to get started right away with QGIS within your own organization and understand how to efficiently transition existing ArcGIS processes to open-source GIS.
With this course, you’ll take an important step toward future-proof GIS workflows using QGIS and the powerful capabilities of the SLYR plugin.
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