FAQ¶

Jak zadać pytanie dotyczące QGIS?¶

If you are going to ask QGIS related question via the mailing lists, please provide enough information to help others easily understand what your problem is. Without a clear and precise question, it is very hard to answer for anybody or takes just too much time because the answer will be a question to you etc etc. You may provide information such as:

• opisowy, konkretny tytuł wiadomości e-mail

• używaną (dokładnie) wersję QGIS

• what are you expecting to get

• if applicable, what have you tried and the result you got

• if your question is about something broken, you may also provide:

  • what exactly is the error (if possible: screendump, stacktrace, copy of error text)

  • używany system operacyjny i jego wersję

  • sposób instalacji (osgeo4w? samodzielny instalator? własny?)

  • at what time did it break (reinstall, new install, system update, project changes)

Keep in mind that the more precise is your question, the quicker and more accurate can be the answer.

How are QGIS release names selected?¶

After a successful developer meeting in Zurich (Switzerland), we decided that the next release should be related to it. Since then, all releases have been named after locations of our developer meetings.

How to cite QGIS?¶

To cite QGIS in your piece of work, or for an assignment, please use citation type that can be more helpful:

Cite the QGIS project in general

QGIS.org, %Y. QGIS Geographic Information System. QGIS Association. http://www.qgis.org

Cite the QGIS Developers Manual

QGIS.org, %Y. QGIS 3.28. Geographic Information System Developers Manual. QGIS Association. Electronic document: https://docs.qgis.org/3.28/en/docs/developers_guide/index.html

Cite the QGIS Installation Guide

QGIS.org, %Y. QGIS 3.28. Geographic Information System Installation Guide. QGIS Association. Electronic document: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/blob/master/INSTALL.md

Cite the QGIS User Guide

QGIS.org, %Y. QGIS 3.28. Geographic Information System User Guide. QGIS Association. Electronic document: https://docs.qgis.org/3.28/en/docs/user_manual/index.html

Cite the QGIS Server Documentation

QGIS.org, %Y. QGIS 3.28. Geographic Information System API Documentation. QGIS Association. Electronic document: https://docs.qgis.org/3.28/en/docs/server_manual/index.html

Cite the QGIS API Documentation

QGIS.org, %Y. QGIS 3.28. Geographic Information System API Documentation. QGIS Association. Electronic document: https://qgis.org/pyqgis/3.28/index.html

Preferred format: BibTeX

Example BibTeX entry:

<pre>
    @Manual{QGIS_software,
      title = {QGIS Geographic Information System},
      author = {{QGIS Development Team}},
      organization = {QGIS Association},
      year = {%Y},
      url = {https://www.qgis.org},
    }
</pre>

I created a map with QGIS, do I have to mention QGIS?¶

There is no requirement to mention QGIS for maps produced with it. It is of course really welcome if would like to add a note saying that the map was produced with QGIS. „Made with QGIS” or „Map created using the Free and Open Source QGIS” are good examples of such a note.

Czy mogę otworzyć pliki ECW w QGIS?¶

Tak… ALE w zależności od używanego systemu operacyjnego może być to mniej lub bardziej skomplikowane.

If you are under Windows and are using the OSGeo4w installer, it is included.

If you are using macOS, you can find the ECW plugin and install instructions at https://www.kyngchaos.com/software/frameworks

For other instructions, eg look here: https://www.faunalia.eu/en/blog/2019-05-21_ecw_support

Czy mogę samodzielnie skompilować QGIS?¶

Yes, compiling QGIS from source is possible whatever OS you use (Windows, OS X, Linux). Please read Building QGIS from source